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The area includes Helmand and Kandahar, the financial and spiritual base of the Taliban, but also the location of most of the increase in American casualties this year.
President Hamid Karzai put a brave face Thursday on President Barack Obama's decision to start pulling out troops in mid-2011, telling The Associated Press in his first public response that it will push Afghans to take control of their own destiny.
KABUL (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday he's willing to talk with the Taliban chief in a bid to bring...
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces will leave Afghanistan gradually based on security in local areas, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told lawmakers as he sought to deflect Republican criticism of a target July 2011 troop-drawdown date.
Obama's foreign policy takes a narrower view of American power -- we can't fight everyone all at once
If the US wants fundamental change, it must alleviate Pashtun frustration in Afghanistan and get Pakistan to give up supporting Islamists and the Taliban.
The Italian government plans to participate in the international troop buildup in Afghanistan by sending 1,000 more troops there next year.
The US and NATO chief in Afghanistan on Thursday told lawmakers that a new war strategy would show signs of success next year, with many of the 30,000 extra troops bound for southern Taliban heartlands.
President Obama's decision to send 30,000 U.S. reinforcements to Afghanistan will intensify fighting in the short term and place pressure on commanders there to produce measurable results in about a year.
KABUL (AP) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai says he's willing to talk peace with the head of the Taliban, as long as he has the backing of his international partners.
Defeating Al-Qaeda requires turning the tide against insurgents in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday, arguing for a surge of US forces to take on the Taliban.
This week in iReport, we're looking at one of the hottest topics of discussion lately: President Obama's decision to send more troops into Afghanistan.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Thursday he's willing to talk with the Taliban chief in a bid to bring peace to the country if the move has the backing of the United States and other international partners. Karzai had previously offered to talk with Taliban leader Mullah Omar, but the Bush administration opposed such contacts. President Barack Obama has said the U.S. must "open the door" to ...
Excerpts of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's interview with The Associated Press on Thursday at the presidential palace in Kabul:
President Hamid Karzai tells The Associated Press that setting a 2011 date for U.S. withdrawal will push Afghans to take control of their own destiny.
