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11 18th, 2009| 
Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview with CNN on Wednesday he is “very close” to a decision on boosting troop levels in Afghanistan and would make an announcement “in the next several weeks.” Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
16
AFP – A survey of US soldiers in Afghanistan shows declining morale and a reluctance to seek help for anxiety fueled by repeated combat tours, the US Army said. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
14
AP – Europe may send 5,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan, Britain’s prime minister said Friday — affirming support for the NATO mission as the Obama administration nears a decision on increasing American troop levels. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
14
AFP – A survey of US soldiers in Afghanistan shows declining morale and a reluctance to seek help for anxiety fueled by repeated combat tours, the US Army said. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
12
Reuters – President Barack Obama pushed his Afghan war council Wednesday for revisions in strategy options presented to him before he will go ahead with a final decision on boosting troop levels in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official said. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
11
Reuters – President Barack Obama convened his war council on Wednesday for talks considered critical to his deliberations on boosting troop levels in the increasingly unpopular war in Afghanistan. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
4
AFP – US top military officer Admiral Mike Mullen on Wednesday warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai to crack down on rampant corruption, piling pressure on Kabul as Washington weighs a troop buildup. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
31
AFP – US President Barack Obama has asked the Pentagon for more options on troop levels in Afghanistan including sending less than the roughly 40,000 new soldiers requested, The Washington Post said Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
29
AFP – Democratic Senator John Kerry said Tuesday he would be “surprised” if US President Barack Obama does not announce his decision on troop levels in Afghanistan before leaving for Asia on November 11. Read the rest of this entry »
Oct
27
AFP – Democratic Senator John Kerry said Tuesday he would be “surprised” if US President Barack Obama does not announce his decision on troop levels in Afghanistan before leaving for Asia on November 11. Read the rest of this entry »