U.S. troops take part in an operation to capture Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan's Farah province. The Obama administration is taking pains to brand Al Qaeda a global terrorist group and the Taliban a local movement. (David Furst / AFP/Getty Images / October 8, 2009)General's D.C. Trip Put Off as Strategy Talks Drag On -- Washington Post
The White House has told the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan to delay a planned trip here Friday to brief President Obama and his senior advisers on his recommendation for a major troop increase.
Officials had hoped to have Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and what national security adviser James L. Jones called "all the key players" speak to Obama in person by the end of this week, leading to final deliberations over a forward strategy.
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More News On Afghanistan
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General Wants More U.S. Troops For Afghan War -- Reuters
Key Democrats align with military on buildup -- Washington Times
More troops in Afghanistan? Naysayers gain clout with Obama - -Christian Science Monitor
White House Mulls McChrystal's Call for Troop Increase, Costs a Consideration -- ABC News
Obama shifting focus to Al Qaeda over Taliban -- L.A. Times
Barack Obama 'sees role for Taliban in Afghanistan's future' -- The Telegraph
War Review Sees Taliban, Al Qaeda Differences -- Chicago Tribune
Emerging Goal for Afghanistan: Weaken, Not Vanquish, Taliban -- Washington Post
Obama Focusing on al Qaeda, not Taliban -- CBS
Barack Obama: Taleban can be involved in Afghanistan future -- Times Online
Taliban condemns Obama's Nobel Peace Prize -- Yahoo News/AFP
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UK soldier killed in Afghanistan -- BBC
Suicide attack kills six in Afghanistan: officials -- AFP
Afghanistan assault points out U.S. vulnerabilities -- L.A. Times
US forces leave isolated Afghan base after attack -- Yahoo News/AP
Apache Pilots Shocked by Size of Attack on Afghan Outpost -- ABC News
UN extends NATO force in Afghanistan for a year -- AP
UN urges stronger Afghan mission -- BBC
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan Region at 792 -- New York Times/AP
Commentaries And Analysis
War Deliberations in D.C. May Give Taliban Advantage in Afghanistan, Critics Say -- FOX News
Perpetual war is here — and Americans are getting used to it -- Ron Smith, Baltimore Sun
A Russian alliance in Afghanistan? -- Washington Times editorial
The Missing Debate on Afghanistan -- Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal
Don't Define Afghan Strategy Too Narrowly -- A. Zelleke & R. Dujarric, Real Clear World