Obama's Afghan Plan: About 40K More Troops -- CBS News
CBS Exclusive: Sources Say Force Will Grow to 100,000 with Long-Term Stay Planned; White House Denies Report
Tonight, after months of conferences with top advisors, President Obama has settled on a new strategy for Afghanistan. CBS News correspondent David Martin reports that the president will send a lot more troops and plans to keep a large force there, long term.
The president still has more meetings scheduled on Afghanistan, but informed sources tell CBS News he intends to give Gen. Stanley McChrystal most, if not all, the additional troops he is asking for.
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French make slow gains in contested Afghan valley -- AP
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U.S., Afghans Target Taliban Region -- Wall Street Journal
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French make slow gains in contested Afghan valley -- AP
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British forces given extra time to hold Afghan insurgents -- The Guardian
For Taliban Fighters, a Fading Memorial -- New York Times
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Afghanistan ill-prepared for swine flu -- L.A. Times
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French make slow gains in contested Afghan valley -- AP
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