{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Top U.S. General in Afghanistan blames Afghan government corruption for Taliban success","author_name":"Robert Maier","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article3840.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article3840.html'\u003ETop U.S. General in Afghanistan blames Afghan government corruption for Taliban success\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe top U.S. military leader in Afghanistan says that stopping corrupt Afghan government officials is crucial to his new strategy, according to civilian and military Pentagon officials contacted by the Associate Press.  Gen. Stanley McChrystal has reassessed the strategy of attacking Taliban strongholds and will replace it with a focus on protecting the local population.  By not specifically mentioning protection from whom, observers in Afghanistan feel that he is warning Afghan officials (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}