More troops may not be the answer to Nato's Afghanistan problems, a key adviser to President Barack Obama has said. There are around 67,000 American troops in Afghanistan. Other nations, mainly Nato allies of the US, have some... [read full story]
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By Abdul Hadi Mayar KABUL, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, has expressed his reservations about sending of more U.S. troops to the war-torn and questioned competence of the Afghan...
This is good - you cannot just walk away from this conflict and leave the Afghan people at the mercy of the Taliban - who will continue to terrorize them and use the country as a base to attack Pakistan and the west... SK...
The Prime Minister pledged his strategy would eventually allow British troops to 'come home'. Although he set no timetable for withdrawal, he used the phrase three times during a 20-minute radio interview.
US President Barack Obama is weighing up whether to send more troops to Afghanistan. He has been holding a series of meetings with his key advisers on the subject. Who are they and where to they stand?
The president has held eight meetings with his national security team US President Obama is weighing up whether to send additional troops to Afghanistan to bolster the more than 65,000 already stationed there. Over the past...
"By the way, how many golf games have you played? How many parties have you had? How many fundraisers and campaign events have you attended in the last ninety days since you were told we needed more troops?" A video by the...
Barack Obama declared yesterday that his long-awaited decision on sending reinforcements to Afghanistan would come soon. But as the US President was declaring his determination on "getting this right", the Taliban issued a...
GORDON BROWN is calling on allies to throw more troops into the fight for Afghanistan. The Prime Minister says he will boost Britain's 9000-strong force in by 500 - if other members of the 43-nation International Security...
KABUL, Afghanistan - Britain's prime minister said Friday that Europe may send 5,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan - affirming support for the NATO mission as the Obama administration nears a decision ...
