Petraeus: Afghan fight slowly shifting to east
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP & staff) — The outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says the focus of the war will shift in upcoming months from Taliban strongholds in the south to the nation’s porous eastern border with Pakistan.
On his last Fourth of July in uniform before becoming CIA director, Gen. David Petraeus says that more special forces, intelligence and air power will be further concentrated on disrupting insurgents in the east.
Petraeus spoke to The Associated Press and three other news outlets Monday after attending re-enlistment ceremonies in Kandahar and at Bagram Air Field, north of Kabul.
Separately, British military officials say a British soldier went missing and search operations are under way in the south.
