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Violence in Afghan Increases Despite Mullen's Satisfaction with Progress in Afghanistan

            Following a series of political assassinations of Afghanistan's political leaders, the United States' military officers have seen dramatic improvement in securing the country. Following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, President Obama announced the hasty drawdown of the extra "surge" troops he ordered to finish off the al-Qaeda regime. However, there have been several recent acts of violence that have some officials worried. .
             Following the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half-brother, a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters, killing twelve policemen and a child. Kandahar mayor Ghulam Haidar Hameedi also became a target of a suicide bomber late in July. .
             "I can see progress literally in front of my eyes, " said Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "There is a dramatic difference from a year ago, but there are other concerns. There are still significant security challenges and certainly the spike of violence brings alarm, but I'm not completely surprised. The Taliban had an awful year last year .
            


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