Even More Troops Are Now Being Requestd For Afghanistan Next Year

From left, Gen. David Petraeus, commander of the U.S. Central Command; Defense Undersecretary Policy Michelle Flournoy: and U.S. Special Operations Commander, Navy Adm. Eric T. Olson, testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 1, 2009, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. policy for Pakistan and Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

US General Wants More Troops In Afghanistan Next Year -- Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Army General David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, has asked for an additional 10,000 troops to be deployed to the country next year, senior defense officials said on Wednesday.

The officials said no decision was needed on the request until the autumn and President Barack Obama wanted to review progress in the Afghan war later this year.

"There is a request for forces, for those elements," U.S. Army General David Petraeus, the head of U.S. Central Command, told the U.S. Senate's armed services committee in response to a question from the panel's chairman, Senator Carl Levin

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Obama to decide this fall on hike in Afghan troops -- AFP
Petraeus: Insurgency Growing In Afghanistan -- NPR
Petraeus: Nothing Will Be Easy in Pakistan, Afghanistan -- Voice Of America
Afghan rebels 'getting stronger' -- BBC
Insurgents threaten Pakistan's existence: US general -- AFP
Levin doubts Pakistan can help in Afghan war -- Navy Times