U.S. Marines board a helicopter at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand province, Oct. 3.Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
Obama: Afghan Troop Decision in Coming Weeks -- Voice of America
U.S. President Barack Obama says he will decide on whether or not to send more troops to Afghanistan in a matter of weeks. The White House is adding on more high level meetings to discuss possible changes in strategy.
The Afghan review has been going on for several weeks, with the president spending hours huddled behind closed doors with members of his national security team.
They will continue their deliberations on Wednesday, and an additional session is expected next week.
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Commentaries And Analysis
Not Good Enough -- Thomas L. Friedman, New York Times opinion
Reasons to back Afghanistan's Karzai -- Mark Mardell, BBC
Be bold, Obama. Resist the hawks crying one-last-push -- Simon Jenkins, The Guardian
America's Last Chance in Afpak -- Ralph Peters, New York Post
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