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White House asks for patience on Afghanistan

Source: Financial Times

Kabul : Afghanistan | 2 months ago

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After several top legislators expressed their misgivings, Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, called for greater public and congressional patience with the approach of the administration. "It is frankly premature to make judgments about the course of the strategy that we are now...

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TRANSCRIPT: Obama's Speech On Afghanistan Escalation

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Our President has decided to further escalate the war in Afghanistan, focusing heavily on the training of Afghans and the problems in Pakistan. Below is the speech in its entirety. I have put in bold some of the things that stuck out for me. REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENTTO THE NATIONON THE WAY ...

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Afghan bombs kill eight US troops

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Eight US soldiers have been killed in bomb attacks in southern Afghanistan, say Nato-led forces. An Afghan civilian was also killed in what were called "multiple complex IED attacks" - or improvised bombs. The deaths make October the deadliest month for American forces in the eight-year war in Afghanistan. On Monday 11 soldiers were among 14 ...

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Afghan commandos' esprit de corps transcends tribe

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News Source: B92 | 2 months ago

President Obama is facing growing dissent within his own party on plans to commit more troops to the war in Afghanistan, VOA reports. This comes even as American commanders say the situation on the ground has deteriorated...On Friday, the chairman of...
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