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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he is making 50 million pounds ($83 million) in new funding available to Pakistan to help the country pacify its lawless border with Afghanistan.
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.
President Barack Obama's plan to send 30,000 new U.S. troops to Afghanistan will only lead to more American casualties, the Taliban vowed.
Can more U.S. troops in Afghanistan really convert Afghans into an effective fighting force? Will allies answer the call to do more? Is Pakistan truly prepared to take on the extremists who pose the greatest threat?
President Barack Obama 's speech on Afghanistan and Pakistan highlights the intractable problem: The United States has no good options.
Nothing about the hard slog in Afghanistan has ever been easy - nor will it be in the future. Here are 10 obstacles facing 30,000 more American G.I.s heading to the war zone.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates shed new light Wednesday on the timetable President Obama laid out in his speech Tuesday night announcing an increase of 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Afghans who have endured 30 years of war and poor governance greeted President Barack Obama ’s plan for stabilizing their country as a welcome opening for them to take over from U.S. forces, while expressing concern a predetermined exit date might embolden insurgents.
President Barack Obama is holding an uncertain hand in his high-stakes gamble in the fight against Islamic extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Weak partners in both countries, doubts about the speed of building up Afghan security forces and allies reluctant to commit themselves wholeheartedly to the battle all raise questions about the strategy.
This is what the president said to me about Afghanistan : We'll try this additional force for another 18 months. During this time, the Afghan leaders must cobble together a government that can provide for and protect its people. In the meantime, the United States and its allies must destroy al Qaeda and its Taliban allies in and on the border of Pakistan . At the end of this period, assuming ...
U.S. Rep. Brian Baird is “very skeptical” that President Barack Obama’s plan for Afghanistan can succeed, citing concerns about corruption in the country and doubts about neighboring Pakistan becoming a true partner in the effort.
Failure 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 as the Obama administration set out to sell its new war strategy on Capitol Hill.
President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday welcomed a US decision to send 30,000 extra troops to Afghanistan and set a timeline to bring forces home, as the Taliban vowed to escalate the eight-year war.
Pakistani security forces killed 15 militants in separate clashes in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Thursday. A captured commander who led troops to a militant hide-out also was killed in the fighting.
Pakistani security forces killed 15 militants in separate clashes in northwestern Pakistan, officials said Thursday. A captured commander who led troops to a militant hide-out also was killed in the fighting.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's military and diplomatic team on Wednesday defended his decision to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, telling lawmakers that the escalation is needed to prevent a Taliban takeover of the country, which could provide a sanctuary for al Qaida.
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