Or so says the general who commands Canada’s forces in Kandahar. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be difficult times ahead:

Lt.-Gen. Michel Gauthier, who heads the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command in Ottawa, warns that because Afghan insurgents are losing ground, they likely will resort to increasing the number of roadside bombs and suicide attacks in an attempt to inflict more casualties on troops. “From a military perspective in the south of Afghanistan, in Kandahar specifically, we are winning,” Lt.-Gen. Gauthier said in an interview with CanWest News Service. “We are winning where it matters most, where the people live. Where 90 per cent of the population is, we have a strong security influence in concert with our Afghan partners.”

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Gauthier said the insurgents are on the run, backing away from any head-to-head clashes with coalition forces. At the same time, he said, their ability to direct operations has been disrupted. “Our expectation (of) what we will see in the coming months is the continuation of more asymmetric approaches, IED attacks and so on,” said Gauthier.
But he noted better intelligence and improvements in technology are increasing the number of improvised explosive devices found before they can be detonated. “We’re finding more and more in advance of a strike which is why, in part, you’re seeing a reduction in Canadian casualties over the course of the last several months,” he added.
“This has probably been the greatest success story,” said Gauthier. “The expansion of Afghan National Army units available to work with us and the growth in their capabilities.”