WASHINGTON (CNN) -- America's top commander in Afghanistan warns that more troops are needed there within the next year or the nearly 8-year-old war "will likely result in failure," according to a copy of a 66-page document obtained by The Washington Post. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, right, arrives at a U.S. base in Logar Province, Afghanistan, last month. "Failure to gain the initiative and reverse insurgent momentum in the near-term (next 12 months) -- while Afghan security capacity matures -- risks an outcome where defeating the insurgency is no longer possible," U.S. and NATO commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal said in the document, according to the Post.
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NEW: General puts heat on president, secretary of defense
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U.S. commander in Afghanistan says more troops needed or war could be lost
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U.S. has 62,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan; other allies contribute 35,000 more
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Support for Afghan war hit all-time low in opinion poll released last week
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In August, 48 @placeholder troops were killed in the fighting, surpassing the previous high of 45 in July.