AP – Top lawmakers sparred Sunday over the timing of President Barack Obama’s decision on how to move ahead in Afghanistan, with Republicans urging a quick move to boost troop levels and Democrats counseling patience. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Top lawmakers sparred Sunday over the timing of President Barack Obama’s decision on how to move ahead in Afghanistan, with Republicans urging a quick move to boost troop levels and Democrats counseling patience. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Senator John Kerry Wednesday said it was “common sense” for President Barack Obama to wait until after Afghanistan’s run-off election before making fateful decisions on deploying more US troops. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – President Barack Obama’s chief of staff says the central issue that must be settled before the president makes a decision about troop levels in Afghanistan is whether there is a credible government in Kabul. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – President Barack Obama’s chief of staff says the central issue that must be settled before the president makes a decision about troop levels in Afghanistan is whether there is a credible government in Kabul. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – NATO allies are holding off on decisions about troop levels in Afghanistan until President Barack Obama concludes his review of war strategy, a senior US defense official said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States should focus on training and equipping Afghanistan’s security forces as it weighs what troop levels are needed to fight the war there, Democratic Senator Carl Levin said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – The United States will probably need to deploy more troops to Afghanistan despite almost doubling the size of its force there this year, the top U.S. military officer said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »