Heavily armed Taliban fighters destroyed bridges near the central city of Ghazni on Saturday, closing the main highway between the capital Kabul and southern Afghanistan, officials said. ...
Mohammad Arif Noori, the governor’s spokesman in Ghazni, said fighting was ongoing and the Afghan army had deployed helicopters to prevent the militants from entering the city center.
Keeping the enemy out of the city center shouldn't be the objective! Keeping the enemy from massing enough to mount major attacks--or to control roads long enough to demolish bridges!--should be the objective.
Ghazni lies on the ring road that should have been the foundation of gaining control of the territory. And the roads are no longer secure?
We need a sense of urgency in Afghanistan. Give our commander a sense of urgency.
