We're Not Winning In Afghanistan, But the Other Guys Are Losing 1.78K John Cook 01/12/11 04:13PM Filed to: War War Afghanistan Mike Mullen taliban Gettypic Tweetg Tweetv Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has declared that the Taliban are losing in Afghanistan. No word on whether that means we're winning, or when the war will end. Oh, and he wants more troops.