Gates: US cannot cede Afghanistan to Taliban
AP - Wed Dec 2, 9:13 am ETDefense Secretary Robert Gates is telling Congress that a U.S. failure in Afghanistan would mean "a Taliban takeover" of the wartorn South Asian nation.
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Transcript of Obama speech on Afghanistan
CNN - Wed Dec 2, 7:26 am ETPresident Obama spoke Tuesday night at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, about the future of the U.S. military engagement in Afghanistan. The following is a transcript of his remarks:
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Timeline of Afghanistan War
San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Dec 1, 1:39 pm ETKey events in Afghanistan War: Oct. 7, 2001 _ U.S. and British forces begin airstrikes in Afghanistan after the Taliban refuse to hand over al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, blamed for the 9/11 attacks. Nov. 13, 2001 _ Taliban fighters abandon Kabul after...
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Top General, Taliban Sound Off On Afghan Plan
CBS4 Miami - Wed Dec 2, 9:36 am ETThe top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday he's "absolutely supportive" of the 18-month timeline for President Barack Obama's troop surge even though Taliban forces may try to wait out the increased U.S. commitment. He said the U.S. and its partners need to convince the Taliban they cannot win.
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Gen. McChrystal says he supports troop timeline
USA Today - 30 minutes agoThe top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday he's "absolutely supportive" of the 18-month timeline for President Obama's troop surge even though Taliban forces may try to wait out the increased U.S. commitment. He said the U.S. and its partners need to convince the Taliban they cannot win.
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Added forces will be concentrated in southern Afghanistan
Los Angeles Times - Tue Dec 1, 3:17 am ETOfficials say Helmand and Kandahar, where the Taliban's roots are deepest, will see an influx of U.S. troops. Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Nawa, Afghanistan -- When President Obama outlines his new strategy for Afghanistan tonight, a pivotal element will focus on the country's south, where an influx of troops will try to secure the Taliban's spiritual center and seize a major center ...
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Obama to speed troop deployment to Afghanistan
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 2:04 pm ETPresident Barack Obama plans to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan over six months, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, accelerating the deployment in a bid to beat back the Taliban and bring a quicker end to a costly and unpopular eight-year war.
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Will Europe Agree to Sending More Troops to Afghanistan?
Time.com via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 38 minutes agoSome European countries are likely to send more troops to Afghanistan but others are already talking about drawing down their numbers. Washington may end up disappointed
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Gates: 'Severe consequences' for Afghanistan failure
Detroit News - 2 hours 59 minutes agoFailure in Afghanistan would mean a Taliban takeover of the country and "have severe consequences for the United States and the world," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.
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Allies Support Surge In Afghanistan
WJXT Jacksonville - Wed Dec 2, 7:22 am ETKABUL -- The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday he's "absolutely supportive" of the 18-month timeline for President Barack Obama's troop surge even though Taliban forces may try to wait out the increased U.S. commitment.
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Canada stays firm on 2011 Afghanistan troop exit
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 9:58 am ETForeign Minister Lawrence Cannon on Wednesday reaffirmed Canada's withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2011, despite the announced surge of US forces there.
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Obama to speed up troop deployment to Afghanistan
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 10:57 am ETPresident Barack Obama plans to send about 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan over six months, a senior administration official said on Tuesday, in a war strategy shift he hopes will defeat the Taliban and permit a U.S. exit.
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Obama to outline plan for troop increase in Afghanistan
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 1, 4:20 pm ETPresident Barack Obama will outline plans on Tuesday to send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer to speed the battle against the Taliban and officials said he would start bringing them home in July 2011.
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Experts fear ousted Afghan Taliban will simply cross the border
Los Angeles Times - Wed Dec 2, 3:16 am ETPakistanis do not doubt that President Obama's troop buildup will give U.S. and allied forces more wherewithal to uproot Taliban militants from their strongholds in Afghanistan.
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Taliban: U.S. Surge Will Only Strengthen Resolve
Fox News - Wed Dec 2, 8:46 am ETThe Taliban in Afghanistan said Wednesday that President Obama's plan to send 30,000 more troops to the country would not work and would only strengthen their resolve.
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Allies will send 5,000 more troops to Afghanistan
USA Today - Wed Dec 2, 7:39 am ETEuropean and other U.S. allies will contribute more than 5,000 more troops to the international force in Afghanistan, NATO's chief said Wednesday, declaring that "this is not just America's war."
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