U.S. Army Spc. Chad Brown, a medic, walks up a mountain ridge during a dismounted patrol mission near Forward Operating Base Baylough, Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 19, 2009. Brown is assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment.Official: U.S. Plan To Move Soldiers Out Front -- MSNBC
Obama strategy also recommends a steep increase in civilian experts
WASHINGTON - The United States will change the way its forces are arrayed in Afghanistan as part of an overhaul of U.S. strategy in the flagging war, a senior defense official said Friday.
President Barack Obama is expected to unveil a revamped plan for fighting insurgents in Afghanistan and Pakistan next week. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the review is not complete, said it would call for new garrisons in far-flung Afghan communities.
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More News And Analysis On The Evolving Afghanistan Strategy
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US looks for large increase in Afghan police force -- International Herald Tribune
‘Corrupt’ Afghan Police Targeted in U.S. Policy, Holbrooke Says -- Bloomberg
Report: Obama likely to announce new Afghan strategy next week -- China View
US to finalise new Afghanistan strategy -- Radio Australia
Obama's Afghanistan Strategy Begins to Emerge -- Voice Of America