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Published 2/2/2009 by Domenico Montanaro at First Read

From NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube The Pentagon's semi-annual report on Afghanistan which shows a sharp increase violence in Afghanistan will be released at 1 p.m. ET today. The report primarily covers events through Aug. 28th of 2008, but will include some update numbers through the end of the year. Below is the most recent report from military commanders in Afghanistan obtained by NBC News nearly two weeks ago, which may be more complete than today's formal Pentagon report. A startling new report from U.S. and NATO forces obtained by NBC NEWS shows that overall violence in Afghanistan has not only skyrocketed but the enemy attacks have become more deadly. ...( read more ) (link)

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