Bush acknowledges problems in Afghanistan; predicts Taliban ultimately

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Bush acknowledges problems in Afghanistan; predicts Taliban ultimately will be defeated

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Bush, delivering the latest in a series of speeches on the war on terrorism, admitted to setbacks in Afghanistan on Friday, particularly in the training of police. But he predicted ultimate victory over resurgent Taliban forces there and against terrorists everywhere.

He lashed out anew at critics ``who make a case that, by fighting the terrorists, we're making our people less secure here at home. This argument buys into the enemy's propaganda that the terrorists attack us because we're provoking them,'' he said.

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Bush expressed some disappointment with progress in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has regrouped, especially in the south, and where violence is rising.

``The training of the Afghan police has not gone as smoothly as the army,'' Bush said, citing ``corruption and substandard leadership.''