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Pentagon reverses policy on short reports after House chairman threatens to hold up defense funding requests

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Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon / AP

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday threatened to hold up Pentagon funding for military activities until the department reverses a policy of requiring sharply reduced reports to Congress. The Pentagon announced it is scrapping the policy a short time later.

Staying the Course

Commander: U.S. won't back down in Afghan counterinsurgency

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The commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan said troop levels would not be reduced prematurely as the result of the local population’s anger over recent events. Marine Corps Gen. John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, told the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that enemy-initiated violence throughout the Southwest Asian state declined 25 percent during the last 12 weeks of the current fighting season compared to last year; civilian casualties during the same period are down 74 percent.