News Source: ITN
| about 1 month ago
Mr Obama told key members of Congress that he would be rigorous and deliberate in his review of Afghanistan. But he added he understood the urgency of turning around the situation on the ground there. The president held the cross-party private...
News Source: B92
| about 1 month ago
President Barack Obama has said his review of Afghan strategy will not look at pulling out or cutting troop levels...But a source said he did not pledge to increase troop numbers as his top general in Afghanistan wants. The meeting came on the eve of...
News Source: Napa Valley Register
| about 1 month ago
Scripps Howard News Service Once again, a wartime president discovers he has been painted into a corner of his own Oval Office. And once again, a president summons his top war-zone general to a one-on-one meeting aboard a presidential plane parked on...
News Source: The Guardian
| about 1 month ago
Obama rules out Afghanistan troop cuts Obama says he has yet to decide on general's request for more troops in Afghanistan, in meeting with congressional leaders John McCain, Mitch McConnell and John Boehner after the meeting with Barack Obama. The...
News Source: ITN
| about 1 month ago
There was a slight increase in the number of people against Britain's involvement in the wartorn country compared to an identical survey conducted in 2006. Of 1,010 people polled, 56 per cent were opposed, 37 per cent in favour, 6 per cent unsure and...
News Source: BBC South Asia
| about 1 month ago
Most people in the UK continue to oppose Britain's military operations in Afghanistan, a BBC survey suggests. Despite government efforts to make the case for its military strategy, there has been little change in support since an identical poll in...