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Is US strategy in Afghanistan working?
The debate over sending more US troops frames a larger clash over counterinsurgency strategy as the new template for war.
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McChrystal planned to move soldiers killed in Afghan siege
Insurgents killed eight US soldiers at a remote outpost Sunday. Part of Gen. Stanley McChrystal's new strategy for Afghanistan includes moving soldiers to population centers.
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Afghanistan: Why Obama is rethinking 'war of necessity'
Waning American support for the war and allegations of fraud in the Afghan elections have turned a policy review into a fervent debate about the Afghanistan conflict within the Obama administration.
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Obama’s Olympic flop: Was trip to boost Chicago’s bid a mistake?
Chicago's Olympics elimination in the first round is a blow to Obama's prestige. But the president, criticized for jetting off to Copenhagen at a crucial time, has no regrets, says an adviser.
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Opinion: Forget Afghanistan. Let's nation-build at home first.
Given our high dropout and unemployment rates, we must reprioritize.
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Opinion: To win in Afghanistan Obama must learn from Vietnam
A buildup of Afghan security forces is not easy.
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4,000 US troops to exit sooner from Iraq. More ready for Afghanistan?
By next summer, more than half the US troops in Iraq will have come home. Meanwhile, General McChrystal wants up to 40,000 more in Afghanistan.
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Obama: Don't give up on Afghanistan
He should approve the additional troops General McChrystal wants.
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NATO chief on Afghanistan: We're not running from the fight
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen aims to halt criticism that US allies are not doing their share during a speech in Washington this afternoon.
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If McChrystal gets his Afghan surge, how many troops will be there?
With Gen. McChrystal pushing President Obama for 40,000 more troops in Afghanistan, we take a look at the evolution of America's military commitment to the war there.
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How can 40,000 troops fix chronic corruption in Afghanistan?
Gen. Stanley McChrystal reportedly wants 40,000 troops for Afghanistan. But Obama is worried that the government of President Hamid Karzai is too corrupt.
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Obama faces critical decision on how to proceed in Afghanistan
There’s debate within his own administration over sending more troops to Afghanistan at a time when casualties mount and many Americans grow weary of the war.
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US military united on Afghanistan troop request
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander in Afghanistan, delivered his request for more troops to top military brass at a secret meeting in Germany this week.
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Bin Laden seeks to sway German election, Obama debate on Afghanistan
The new Al Qaeda tape, attributed to Osama bin Laden, coincides with a US policy debate on the Afghan war and a new poll showing the German race tightening.
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What next in Afghanistan? The five people Obama is asking.
President Obama has said he is reviewing US strategy in Afghanistan. Here are five of the most important people he is listening to – and what they might be telling him.
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Afghans on troop surge debate: It's the corruption, stupid.
Afghan leaders say any effort that doesn't address election fraud and corrupt officials will fail.
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If Obama nixes more troops for Afghanistan, what is Plan B?
One option is to draw down forces and attack Al Qaeda mostly with drones and special forces. But such a strategy is fraught with difficulties that make it 'unrealistic,' some say.
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More troops for Afghanistan: When will Obama decide?
The Pentagon wants Obama to make his choice soon, but if he's leaning against sending more troops, he might play for time to consider his options.
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More troops or 'failure': US commander in Afghanistan
Defeating the Taliban will become impossible without more soldiers, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said in a report made public Sunday, hours after President Obama repeated doubts about whether to send them.
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More troops or 'failure': US commander in Afghanistan
Defeating the Taliban will become impossible without more soldiers, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said in a report made public Sunday, hours after President Obama repeated doubts about whether to send them.
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Why does McChrystal need more troops for Afghanistan?
McChrystal's battlefield assessment, leaked Sunday, says that the US will likely fail in Afghanistan if his mission doesn't get more resources.
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How's the US doing in Afghanistan? Congress members say Obama benchmarks too vague.
Lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration on whether the benchmarks it laid out Wednesday to measure progress in Afghanistan will require more troops.
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A third of Karzai votes may be fraudulent, EU official says
The EU's monitor for Afghanistan election suggests that 1.1 million of the incumbent president's votes must be investigated.
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Mullen says US needs more troops in Afghanistan
Mullen's comments to Congress Tuesday were the first time he has gone on record saying the Afghan war needs even more American forces.
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Afghanistan's 'civilian surge' fizzles
War effort requires farmers, engineers, lawyers to share expertise.
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