From the Guardian:

UK forces in Helmand 'made matters worse', says report

Study says 'ignorant' troops alienated local people and the Taliban are likely to try to retake the Afghanistan province

And on a completely different note, from Salon.com
CIA finally admits to spying on Chomsky: The agency had for years denied keeping a file on MIT professor; FOIAed file reveals the truth 

Tom Tomorrow's take:
It has taken forty years to confirm CIA spying on Noam Chomsky. Be smart to learn a lesson or two from that.