ISAF says 25 % of the total U.N. security incidents are not on its list . -- NATO says a new report by the United Nations that points to a spike in violence in Afghanistan differs from the alliance 's tally because `` security incidents '' were defined differently . U.N. figures include `` all incidents regardless of which entity initiates the activity , '' ISAF says . ISAF says Afghanistan 's east remains a security challenge . Comment: The Taliban isn't really fighting for their own territory anymore ; they're just trying to keep it from being taken over by other groups that want to take control and use it as an excuse
ISAF says 25 % of the total U.N. security incidents are not on its list . U.N. figures include `` all incidents regardless of which entity initiates the activity , '' ISAF says . ISAF says Afghanistan 's east remains a security challenge . Comment: The Taliban isn't really fighting for their own territory anymore ; they're just trying to keep it from being taken over by other groups that want to take control and use it as an excuse