U.S. Marines prepare to return fire during a security patrol in Nawa district in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2009. The Marines, assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, are deployed with Regimental Combat Team 3 to conduct counterinsurgency operations with Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Artur ShvartsbergU.S. Military Says Its Force in Afghanistan Is Insufficient -- New York Times
BAGRAM, Afghanistan — American military commanders with the NATO mission in Afghanistan told President Obama’s chief envoy to the region this weekend that they did not have enough troops to do their job, pushed past their limit by Taliban rebels who operate across borders.
The commanders emphasized problems in southern Afghanistan, where Taliban insurgents continue to bombard towns and villages with rockets despite a new influx of American troops, and in eastern Afghanistan, where the father-and-son-led Haqqani network of militants has become the main source of attacks against American troops and their Afghan allies.
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More News On Afghanistan
More troops needed in Afghanistan, allies tell U.S. envoy -- L.A. Times
McCain Says US Needs More Troops in Afghanistan -- Bloomberg
US military chiefs call for more troops in Afghanistan -- The Age
NATO commanders press for more resources in Afghanistan -- Reuters
US brass plea for more toops in Afghanistan: report -- AFP
Chairmen Of The Joint Chiefs Mullen's Weekend Comments On Meet the Press
Adm. Mullen and Amb. Eikenberry on "Meet the Press" (Interview) -- Meet the Press
Mullen Issues Caution on Afghanistan -- New York Times
Mullen: Afghan Fight 'Serious and Deteriorating' -- Washington Post
Mullen: Afghanistan Is Deteriorating -- Wall Street Journal
Afghanistan War 'Serious' and 'Deteriorating,' Mullen Says -- FOX News
US Military Chief: Afghanistan Situation is 'Serious and Deteriorating' -- Voice of America
Mullen: Afghanistan 'Vulnerable' to Taliban -- Washington Times.
U.S. military chief warns: We're losing out to the Taliban in Afghanistan -- Daily Times
More Troops? Why Mullen Won't Answer -- Christian Science Monitor
Mullen: Afghan Conflict Serious, 'Deteriorating' -- Reuters
Obama facing hard choices on Afghanistan war plans -- Yahoo News/AP
Afghanistan On The Ground Reports
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Aug 24 -- Reuters
3 NATO troops killed in southern Afghanistan -- AP
3 NATO troops killed in southern Afghanistan -- Stars And Stripes
US to urge bigger role for Diggers in Afghanistan -- The Australian
Marines Fight Taliban With Little Aid From Afghans -- New York Times
Danger Room in Afghanistan: Echo Company in the Eye of the Storm -- The Danger Room
Life in Now Zad -- Captain's Journal
Pakistan Taliban Commander Vows Afghan Fight -- ABC News
German Chancellor Merkel: No timeline to bring troops home from Afghanistan -- Edmonton Sun/AP
Afghanistan Elections
Tensions Rise in Post-Election Afghanistan -- Time Magazine
Afghanistan awaits first partial election results -- AFP
Afghan Vote Results May Be Delayed -- Voice of America
Afghan elections seen as a setback for women -- Yahoo News/AP
Hamid Karzai accused by rival candidate of rigging Afghanistan election -- Times Online
Karzai Opponent Alleges 'Widespread' Voter Fraud -- Washington Post
Afghan Vote Threatened by Fraud Allegations -- Wall Street Journal
Intimidation and Fraud Observed in Afghan Election -- New York Times
Afghan election observers report finger amputations -- L.A. Times
Voters targeted after Afghan polls -- Al Jazeera
Afghanistan (General News)
Petraeus to open intel training center -- Washington Times
For Afghans, All That Glitters is Not Gold -- CBS
Danger Room in Afghanistan: Hansel and Gretel vs. Roadside Bombs -- The Danger Room
Administration Concerned About US Public Support for Afghan War -- Paula Wolfson, Voice of America.
Three Former Top CIA Agents Say War In Afghanistan Making World More Dangerous (VIDEO) -- Huffington Post
FACTBOX-Military deaths in Afghanistan -- Reuters
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