Dec 1

US to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan: official (AFP)

AFP – President Barack Obama will on Tuesday announce he is sending 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan within six months in a swift surge but limit the duration of their deployment, a US official said. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 1

Obama to send 30,000 troops in swift Afghan surge (AFP)

AFP – President Barack Obama will Tuesday announce a swift six-month surge of 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, but sketch an “end game” to the war by saying an exit strategy will begin within three years. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 1

9,000 Marines to Helmand after Obama speech: report (AFP)

AFP – The US military will deploy up to 9,000 Marines to Afghanistan’s Helmand province — doubling US presence there — in the days after President Barack Obama’s war strategy announcement this week, the Washington Post said Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »