A U.S. Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron refuels a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle over Afghanistan on Nov. 7, 2008. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon, U.S. Air Force. (Released)Obama Vows New Deal For Afghanistan -- AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) — US president-elect Barack Obama called for a grand new approach to fighting terror in South Asia starting with the promise of a better life for dirt-poor Afghans.
Military means alone would not suffice, he said in an NBC interview broadcast Sunday, while pressing India and Pakistan to heal their divide over Kashmir following the recent massacre by extremists in Mumbai.
"If a country is attacked, it has the right to defend itself," Obama said on "Meet the Press," while evading a question on whether India has the right to go in hot pursuit of militants over the Pakistan border.
Read more .....
More News On Afghanistan
Taliban chief: More fighting to come -- AP
Taliban urges Western troops to leave Afghanistan -- Reuters
Mullah Omar calls on Afghans to boycott polls -- Daily Times
Afghan Taliban leader steeled for battle -- ABC News (Australia)
US troops to be deployed south of Kabul as Taliban insurgency approaches Kabul -- The Telegraph
US Troops to Focus on Protecting Afghan Capital -- Voice Of America
Pentagon sets goals for Afghanistan surge -- The Australian
US rises to Taleban's challenge -- The BBC
Presence of Taleban 'Spreading' -- BBC News
McCain: Afghanistan situation will get harder -- AP
UN Official Calls for Sensitivity to Afghan Demands -- New York Times