Afghanistan violence to rise in 2011: U.S. military

Afghanistan violence to rise in 2011: U.S. military | Reuters: "The prediction by Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, signals an escalation in the nearly decade-old conflict even as the United States prepares to start withdrawing troops in July.

'We expect the violence coming in 2011 to be greater than last year,' Mullen said in a statement submitted to the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, without saying whether this implied a rise in U.S. military casualties.

'The fighting will be tough and often costly, but it is necessary to sustain and even increase the pressure we have been placing on the insurgent groups.'"

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