A U.S. Marine assigned to face the Taliban in Afghanistan's Helmand province. (Martin Smith / "Frontline" / October 12, 2009)Obama Approved 13,000 More Troops To Afghanistan -- AFP
WASHINGTON — In an unannounced move, President Barack Obama is dispatching an additional 13,000 US troops to Afghanistan beyond the 21,000 he announced publicly in March, The Washington Post reported Monday.
The additional forces are primarily support forces -- such as engineers, medical personnel, intelligence experts and military police -- the Post said, bringing the total buildup Obama has approved for the war-torn nation to 34,000.
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More News On Afghanistan
Support Troops Swelling U.S. Force in Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Rushed Training 'Risks Turning Afghan Troops into Cannon Fodder' -- Times Online
Taliban kidnap 16 people in Afghan north: officials -- Yahoo News/Reuters
20 Militants Killed in Afghanistan Operations -- Voice of America
Taliban militants surrender to gov't in E Afghanistan -- China View
Canadian general in Afghanistan calls for reinforcements -- The Telegraph
Japan to end Afghan refuelling mission in January -- AFP
Japan begins to shake off US foreign policy influence -- The Guardian
U.S. drone crashes in E Afghanistan -- China View
Karzai says would welcome more American troops -- Reuters
US Under Political, Military Pressure to Act on Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Obama talks strategy with US ambassador to Afghanistan -- AFP
Hillary Clinton clarifies policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan -- BBC
Clinton: US Committed to Success in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Views on Afghanistan Buildup Bring Clinton and Gates Together in an Alliance -- New York Times
Final results in disputed Afghan election expected within days -- Canadian Press
How the Afghan Election Was Rigged -- Time Magazine
Karzai questions vote fraud panel -- BBC
Resignation of Afghan Election Official Raises Anxiety Level -- L.A. Times
Karzai staunchly defends Afghan election balloting -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghan leader accused of meddling in fraud probe -- Yahoo News/AP
INTERVIEW-Karzai challenger opens door to unity govern -- Reuters
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 792 -- AP
Commentaries And Analysis
How many troops are enough for Afghanistan strategy? -- CNN
Afghanistan Politics & the Strategic Review -- FOX News
Confusion in Afghanistan -- Ehsan Ahrari, Khaleej Times opinion
Review: 'Frontline: Obama's War' on PBS -- L.A. Times
Policy, reality collide in ‘Obama’s War’ -- Boston Globe
Britain's Success in Afghanistan is Measured in Small Steps -- Robert Thomson, The Times opinion.
Afghan Numbers Game -- Joe Klein, Time Magazine