More troops and resources are needed in Afghanistan to avoid failure, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, writes in a confidential report being reviewed by the Obama administration.
Officials had been describing parts of the 66-page assessment in recent days, but the full document ”” leaked to The Washington Post ”” is a grimmer-than-expected cataloguing of the challenges facing the United States and NATO in Afghanistan as the Taliban grows more sophisticated and dangerous.
Here’s a look at what the report says, the early reaction to its findings, and what it means for the U.S. effort in Afghanistan: