Adm. Mike Mullen, the Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman, taking his seat before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Doug Mills/The New York TimesAfghan Rift Bared As US Military Chief Challenges Barack Obama -- Times Online
Deep rifts at the heart of Western policy on Afghanistan were laid bare yesterday when President Obama’s top military adviser challenged him to authorise a troop surge that his most senior congressional allies have said they will oppose.
Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that more US troops as well as a rapid increase in the size and capability of the Afghan army were needed to carry out the President’s own strategy for prevailing in Afghanistan as the eighth anniversary of a debilitating war approaches.
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MORE NEWS ON AFGHANISTAN
Admiral: More troops needed for Afghan war -- MSNBC/AP
US military chief wants more troops for Afghan war -- Yahoo News/AP
Top U.S. officer: Afghan war 'probably' needs more troops -- McClatchy News
Top US Military Officer Says More Troops Likely Needed in Afghanistan -- Voice of America
Military Chief Suggests Need to Enlarge US Afghan Force -- New York Times
Mullen: More Troops 'Probably' Needed -- Washington Post
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen Says More Troops Probably Needed in Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Mullen Calls for Growth of Afghan Army, Police -- U.S. Department of Defense
Gates Weighs Need for More Troops in Afghanistan -- U.S. Department of Defense
NATO says 3 US service members die in Afghan blast -- AP
Afghan clashes kill 27 Taliban -- AFP
FACTBOX: Security developments in Afghanistan -- Reuters
A Second Escalation in Afghanistan, Or Option B? -- The Danger Room
Why the Taliban Is Gaining Ground in Afghanistan -- Time Magazine
Many Allies of U.S. Share Pain of Afghan War’s Toll -- New York Times
Canada sees worsening security in Afghanistan -- CBC
Canada reiterates will not extend Afghan mission -- Reuters
Afghanistan Fight Has Local Support -- Atlantic Council
Karzai Brother a U.S. Snitch? -- CQ Politics
Al-Qaeda seeking nuclear secrets from Pakistan: Holbrooke -- Press Trust India
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan Region at 756 -- New York Times/AP
AFGHANISTAN'S ELECTION
Afghan Recount Presents Huge Task -- New York Times
Afghan Election Recount Begins Before Final, Preliminary Results Released -- Voice of America
Afghan Recount Raises Chance of Runoff -- Wall Street Journal
Diplomat in Kabul Leaves in Dispute -- Washington Post
Afghan Recount Presents Huge Task -- New York Times
Hamid Karzai could face new vote after Afghanistan election recounts -- The Guardian
COMMENTARIES, ANALYSIS, AND EDITORIALS
Reassessing Obama's 'war of necessity' -- CNN
Americans Cool on Afghanistan War -- Wall Street Journal
Obama faces backlash over Afghanistan -- Asia Times
Hill steels itself for troops debate -- Politico
Afghanistan’s Other Front -- Joseph Kearns Goodwin, New York Times opinion.
Call for an Afghan Surge -- Wall Street Journal
The Afghanistan Impasse -- New York Review of Books
In Abdullah, a Worthy Challenger -- Patricia Lalonde, Washington Times opinion
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