The Guardian has quite a bit of news re Afghanistan:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/0,,548335,00.html
Much of this is not pretty and none of this is ever reported by the pro war USA media.
What news are you watching? I seldom see anything but the news reporting our servicemen and women getting killed.
And let one general say he thinks we are losing, and the press are on him like stink on $hit.
I guess perception is reality.