Afghanistan – Taliban: Afghan surge will mean more U.S. fatalities (The Stockton Record)
Taliban: Afghan surge will mean more U.S. fatalities (The Stockton Record)
KABUL (AP) The Taliban rebuffed President Barack Obama’s new war plan for Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying his strategy to send 30,000 new troops will only lead to more American casualties.
Harper rejects inquiry into torture of Afghan detainees (Canada.com)
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says he will not convene a public inquiry into the treatment of Afghan detainees captured by Canadian Forces in Afghanistan, despite a House of Commons resolution to do just that.
Taliban: Afghan surge will mean more US fatalities (Deseret News)
KABUL The Taliban rebuffed President Barack Obama’s new war plan for Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying his strategy to…
Taliban: Afghan surge will mean more US fatalities (3news)
The Taliban has rebuffed President Barack Obama’s new war plan for Afghanistan.
U.S commander urges giving Taliban chance to end fight (The Champaign News-Gazette)
KABUL (AP) The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that the Afghan government and its international partners should use the coming 18 months to convince the Taliban they can’t win and offer militants a way to quit the insurgency “with dignity.” Gen. Stanley McChrystal made the call after President Barack Obama announced he was sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to the unpopular war …
Newsweek: Success in Afghanistan depends on Karzai (MSNBC)
Talk about big bets. President Obama s speech at West Point was a careful blend of escalation and limitation but it boiled down to wagering his presidency on Afghan President Hamid Karzai — a corrupt and hapless autocrat halfway around the world.
Debate on War in Afghanistan Our view: Obama s get-in, get-out plan faces harsh Afghan realities (USA Today)
Our view on war in Afghanistan: Obama’s get-in, get-out plan faces harsh Afghan realities But carefully crafted strategy offers a reasonable prospect for success. In the public mind, war is a simple if miserable thing. You fight only if you’re…
U.S. commander: Offer Taliban chance to end fight (Detroit News)
Kabul — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that the Afghan government and its international partners should use the coming 18 months to convince the Taliban they can’t win and offer militants a way to quit the insurgency “with dignity.”
Top General, Taliban Sound Off On Afghan Plan (CBS4 Miami)
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. He said the U.S. and its partners need to convince the Taliban they cannot win.
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