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Obama, Brown discuss Afghanistan

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed to consult each other about the Afghanistan -Pakistan situation, the White House said. "They agreed to remain in close consultation going forward and underscored the importance of working closely with...

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Momentum grows against withdrawal

News Source: The Frontier Post | about 1 month ago

Even as several hundred protestors demanding troops withdrawal from Afghanistan demonstrated outside the White House, there is a growing realisation in the United States cutting across party lines that a pullout will be a dangerous proposition at...
US Public Split as Obama Weighs Afghan Strategy

News Source: Voice of America | about 1 month ago

As the Obama administration considers its future course in Afghanistan, public opinion in the United States remains split on the U.S. role there and on the question of sending additional U.S. troops. Two recent public opinion polls offer a complex...
High end of troop request for Afghanistan: 60,000-plus

News Source: Christian Science Monitor | about 1 month ago

Stanley McChrystal included an option to send at least 60,000 more US troops to Afghanistan...Stanley McChrystal's troop request for Afghanistan includes an option to send at least 60,000 additional American forces to buttress the war effort there...
PM to make statement on Afghanistan

News Source: BBC | about 1 month ago

But a spokesman refused to be drawn on reports he will announce that an extra 500 British troops are to be deployed. Mr Brown is "open-minded" on the issue of more personnel but continues "to consult closely with allies" on the matter, the spokesman...
Troop Request for Afghanistan May Come Up at White House Meeting Friday

News Source: CNSNews.com | about 1 month ago

The latest in a series of top-level White House meetings about the war in Afghanistan could provide a venue for the first discussion of the troop request submitted by the U.S. commander there. The fourth of five sessions is scheduled Friday...
Obama said firm on deciding war policy

News Source: United Press International | about 1 month ago

President Barack Obama is determined to have his strategy firmed up first before committing to troop levels in Afghanistan, his aides said. With the Afghan war entering its ninth year, and faced with rising U.S. and coalition casualties amid...