MOVING ON - U.S. soldiers prepare to leave Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan, to provide medical care and distribute supplies to villagers in the Shah Wali Kot district, Nov. 15, 2009. The soldiers are assigned to the 2nd Infantry Division's Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea IIObama Vows To 'Finish The Job' In Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
Obama said he would make an announcement after Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, spelling out the "obligations" of US allies and making clear that "the Afghan people ultimately are going to have to provide for their own security.
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More News On Afghanistan
Obama expects support for more Afghanistan troops -- Yahoo News/AP
Obama: Afghanistan Troop Announcement Coming Soon -- Voice of America
In His Slow Decision-making, Obama Goes With Head, Not Gut -- Washington Post
War Speech to Outline Escalation and Exit -- Washington Post
Obama May Add 30,000 Troops in Afghanistan -- New York Times
S Wants More NATO Troops in Afghanistan, If Obama Sends More US Forces -- Voice of America
US Expects More NATO Troops for Afghanistan -- U.S. Department of Defense
UK: NATO to offer 5,000 troops for Afghanistan -- AP
On Afghanistan: Obama's Approval Drops; Speech To Outline Exit Strategy -- NPR
Obama Weighs the Cost of an Afghan Surge -- Time Magazine
Q+A-Obama ponders extra troops for Afghanistan -- Reuters
Kandahar is key city in Afghan war -- Yahoo News/AP
Surge Targets Taliban Bastion -- Wall Street Journal
US Intelligence Chief in Afghanistan Wages Battle for Resources -- L.A. Times
Marines on Way Home Face Greatest Danger -- Washington Times
Bob Ainsworth criticises Barack Obama over Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Talk of war surtax for Afghanistan expenses heats up -- L.A. Times
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan Region at 845 -- New York Times/AP
Commentaries And Analysis
US Strategy on Afghanistan Will Contain Many Messages -- David E. Sanger, New York Times
Obama's new Afghanistan plan may be much like old one -- Christian Science Monitor
Peace Negotiations with the Taliban? -- David Ignaitius, Washington Post
President Obama stuck in muck with pledge to 'finish the job' in Afghanistan -- James Gordon Meek, New York Daily News
The Tajik Way for Afghanistan? -- New York Times