Success Against Al Qaeda Depends on Success in Afghanistan (The Weekly Standard)
June 20, 2011 - Kimberly Kagan![](https://understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/styles/thumb-wide/public/alqaeda.jpg?itok=OHg8T2v3)
The New York Times reports today that senior officials within the Obama administration are pressing for an accelerated withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan.