Accessibility links
War The success of the U.S. war against terrorism in Afghanistan is due largely to air power and precision bombing. Its effectiveness depends on the guidance of U.S. special operations forces on the ground. But NPR's Scott Horsley says that reliance on Afghan forces may have compromised the effort to capture Osama bin Laden.

Weekend Edition SundayWeekend Edition Sunday

War

Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday

War

Audio will be available later today.

The success of the U.S. war against terrorism in Afghanistan is due largely to air power and precision bombing. Its effectiveness depends on the guidance of U.S. special operations forces on the ground. But NPR's Scott Horsley says that reliance on Afghan forces may have compromised the effort to capture Osama bin Laden.