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WASHINGTON (AFP) - A surge of US troops into Afghanistan will allow NATO-led forces to "reverse insurgent momentum" and ensure the ultimate defeat of the Taliban, the commander of the allied mission said on Tuesday. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States has warned Pakistan that its forces will chase Taliban forces into Pakistan if the Islamabad government does not get tough with the insurgents, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Full Story »
A look at the differences expressed by the U.S. top commander and top U.S. diplomat in Afghanistan during the Obama administration's three-month review of strategy for the war: Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Public support for the Afghan war and for US President Barack Obama have jumped nearly 10 points since his decision last week to send 30,000 additional troops there, according to a poll out Tuesday. Full Story »
The story, headline "Four Afghans shot during protest over NATO strike" from ARMUL, Afghanistan, is incorrect and has been withdrawn. The story has been withdrawn. Full Story »
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SEOUL (AFP) - The South Korean government decided Tuesday to send 350 troops backed by helicopters and 140 reconstruction workers to Afghanistan to help rebuild the war-torn country, the defence ministry said. Full Story »
Washington - There are as many as 27,000 Taliban operating in Afghanistan but the top American commander there says he believes they can be defeated under the new strategy. Full Story »
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KABUL, Afghanistan - Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived Tuesday in Afghanistan with plans to assure officials and American troops there that the United States is committed to winning the war despite plans to begin pulling forces out in 2011. Full Story »
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KABUL - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will submit a full slate of his new Cabinet to lawmakers this weekend in what will be the first test of his commitment to clean up graft and bribery in his government, two parliament members said Tuesday. Full Story »
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MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban sanctuary in a Pakistani region the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing at least three militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said. Full Story »
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea says it plans to send up to 350 troops to Afghanistan next year to protect its civilian aid workers. Full Story »
Obama's foreign policy takes a narrower view of American power -- we can't fight everyone all at once Full Story »
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KHAN NESHIN, Afghanistan - The dusty bazaar in this remote town in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province was once teeming with Taliban fighters and drug smugglers who used it as a central transit point in their journeys to and from nearby Pakistan. Full Story »
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - The nation's highest-ranking military officer Monday told soldiers, including many bound for Afghanistan, that he expects casualties to rise next year as additional U.S. troops pour into the war. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS - NATO allies confirmed pledges on Monday for nearly 7,000 additional troops to serve alongside the 30,000 committed to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama, amid "clear indications" that even more European reinforcements could follow in coming months. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Taliban insurgents have got to be "very worried" over a US move to surge 30,000 troops into Afghanistan as they had hoped to force allied forces to retreat, a top Pentagon official said Monday. Full Story »
TBILISI, Georgia - President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan. Full Story »
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States said Sunday it was pressing Pakistan to move against Taliban and Al-Qaeda sanctuaries in its territory, saying success in Afghanistan depended on disrupting the cross-border safe havens. Full Story »
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