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WASHINGTON — The United States expects heavy fighting around the key Afghan city of Kandahar through this fall, a Pentagon official said Wednesday, dimming hopes for big gains in the war ahead of U.S. elections and a White House review of its war strategy.
Several NATO nations are also taking stock of their military commitments in Afghanistan, and the course of the war will be a major topic for leaders of the alliance at an October summit. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said the U.S. and its partners must show gains by year’s end or risk losing public support at home. The Associated Press
