Officials announce first Afghanistan surge units
WASHINGTON: About 16,000 Marines and Soldiers have been notified they will deploy to Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's ...
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Gates tells troops in Afghanistan success in reach
KABUL: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday toured the nerve centre of NATO command in Afghanistan, telling soldiers that ...
Top leaders spell out president’s strategy
WASHINGTON: Top U.S. government and military officials here spelled out President Barack Obama's new war strategy Dec. 6, even as ...
General Briefs Coalition, Afghan Forces on Way Ahead
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan: Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, held a press ...
Obama Afghan Strategy Differs from Earlier Plan
President Obama's newly-unveiled Afghan strategy calls for a quick infusion of U.S. troops to fight the Taliban and to train ...
Strategy Sharpens Focus on Mission, Policy Chief Says
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama’s Afghanistan strategy gives the United States and its allies a clearer set of objectives and a ...
NATO rallies behind US troop surge in Afghanistan
BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew into Brussels Friday to nail down European backing for a troop surge ...
US says Afghan pullout date not fixed
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama's administration said that a July 2011 target date to begin withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan was ...
Obama Calls for Another 30,000 US Troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON: It is in America's vital national interests to send another 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said ...
500 Extra British Troops to Deploy to Helmand
The UK will deploy 500 extra troops to Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced today, Monday 30 November 2009. ...
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