British troops in Afghanistan's Upper Sangin valley. Photograph: Rupert Frere/APEuropeans Unlikely To Heed US Calls For More Troops In Afghanistan -- The Guardian
Allies are resisting pressure from Washington and London to commit many more troops, experts say
America's European allies are unlikely to commit significantly more combat troops to Afghanistan despite months of pressure from the US and Britain, officials and independent commentators said today.
The reluctance of European leaders, including Gordon Brown, to agree to deploy more of their troops, has angered Washington. However, it has come as no surprise. General Stanley McChrystal, the top US and Nato commander in Afghanistan, will have taken this into account in his major review of strategy in Afghanistan, which is now being scrutinised in the White House and at Nato headquarters in Brussels.
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Situation in Afghanistan worries the West -- China View
U.S. NATO envoy says Europeans firm on Afghanistan -- Reuters
Canadian PM says he won't extend Afghan mission -- AP
Canadian PM Harper sticks by troop withdrawal ahead of US visit -- AFP
Violence Escalates In Afghanistan, as US, NATO Forces Push Further Against Insurgents -- Voice of America
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New Rights for Afghan Detainees -- Voice of America
Obama to courts: hands off Bagram -- Politico
'New' Bagram rules under fire -- Asia Times
Obama admin fights Bagram detainee court access -- AP
Afghans see little gain in U.S. prison changes -- Reuters
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan Region at 752 -- New York Times/AP
AFGHANISTAN'S ELECTION
Recount ordered at 10 pct of Afghan vote sites -- Yahoo News/AP
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Karzai rival warns: Vote fraud would doom U.S. involvement -- McClatchy News
UN deputy in Afghanistan leaves after vote row -- AFP
UN chief Peter Galbraith is removed in Afghanistan poll clash -- Times Online
COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, AND EDITORIALS
ANALYSIS - Afghan exit seen worsening risks to region, West -- Reuters
Obama Rejects Afghanistan-Vietnam Comparison -- New York Times
Too much at stake to abandon Afghanistan -- Peter Brookes, Boston Herald
West should vote with its feet -- Gwynne Dyer, New Zealand Herald
Can Obama Inspire on Afghanistan? -- Abe Greenwald, American Spectator
A Way to Get Out of Afghanistan -- Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times
1 comment:
The reluctance of European leaders to agree to deploy more of their troops is quite comprehensible since this mission is not successful at all and the results of our presence in the country is more than controversial.It would be more than difficult for the leaders to get public support to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Jay
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