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President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
President Obama said Tuesday he intends to finish the job in Afghanistan, adding he would soon announce his strategy for the country. The comments came in a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is on a state visit to the U.S.
President Obama will formally make his decision on increasing troops in Afghanistan after Thanksgiving. John Dickerson spoke with CBS News Chief White House Correspondent Chip Reid and Politico's Mike Allen. Plus; Dickerson meets with Blue Dog Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah).
Members of the New Hampshire Army National Guard head out next week for a deployment which will include a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met in advance of Tuesday night's state dinner at the White House. China loomed over a discussion dominated by Afghanistan.
Bombings and shootings killed 12 people across Afghanistan, including four American troops and three children, as President Barack Obama convened his war council again Monday to fine-tune a strategy to respond to the intransigent violence.
The Pentagon says a soldier from Maryland has been killed in Afghanistan. Thirty-four-year-old Staff Sgt. Matthew A. Pucino of Cockeysville died Monday in Pashay Kala, Afghanistan, when his mounted patrol unit was attacked with an IED.
The White House braced for a tough sell of President Barack Obama's long-awaited decision on whether to commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan, even as the president met Monday with top advisers for possibly the last major deliberations before an announcement.
President Obama said Tuesday that he will be making an announcement "shortly" on his new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, which is expected to involve deploying thousands of extra U.S. soldiers. Sources tell NPR's Tom Bowman that the White House is tentatively planning a Dec. 1 announcement.
Signaling an imminent decision on Afghanistan troop levels, President Barack Obama said Tuesday he intends to "finish the job" and destroy terrorist networks in the region.
President Barack Obama held a "rigorous final meeting" with his Afghanistan war council and is expected to announce his revised strategy for the eight-year-old conflict just after his Thanksgiving break.
Pakistan contradicts US Gen. McChrystal's strategy of pulling back from Afghanistan borders, and disagrees with the strategy of a surge to defeat the Taliban.
Spc. Jason A. McLeod, 22, of Crystal Lake , was three weeks from leave to see his wife and infant daughter when he was killed in a mortar attack in Afghanistan, a relative said Tuesday.
By United Press International WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will speak in a televised address next Tuesday about his plans for U.S. involvement in Afghanistan.
At a news conference, President Obama announced that he will announce his decision on a troop surge in Afghanistan after Thanksgiving.
President Barack Obama began a meeting on Monday night with top advisers on Afghanistan as he closes in on a decision about whether to send thousands more U.S. troops to confront a growing insurgency.
