American soldiers in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, shielded their eyes as a helicopter landed nearby to pick them up after a mission last month. Chris Hondros/Getty ImagesUS Ambassador Warns Against Afghanistan Troop Surge -- Times Online
The US ambassador to Afghanistan has dramatically intervened in the debate about troop reinforcements, warning President Obama against committing tens of thousands of extra troops to the country.
Karl Eikenberry, a retired army general who commanded US forces in Afghanistan from 2005-2007, detailed his concerns in two classified cables last week.
Yesterday President Obama questioned Mr Eikenberry about his views by video-link during a meeting of his White House war cabinet, as he continues his lengthy deliberations on the question of troop numbers for Afghanistan.
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More News On Afghanistan
US Envoy Resists Increase in Troops -- Washington Post
US Afghan Envoy Urges Caution on Troop Increase -- New York Times
US Ambassador Warns Against Afghanistan Troop Buildup -- L.A. Times
US envoy warns against troop surge in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
Analysis: Eikenberry further complicates Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop decision -- The Telegraph
Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options -- Yahoo News/AP
Barack Obama 'to reject Afghanistan war options in favour of plan with clear exit strategy' -- The Telegraph
Official: Obama dissatisfied with Afghanistan options -- CNN
Obama war council weighs Afghan troop boost -- Reuters
Obama Security Team Considers Afghan Strategy -- Voice of America
3 Obama Advisers Favor More Troops for Afghanistan -- New York Times
As US mourns war dead, Afghanistan stalks Obama -- Yahoo News/AFP
NATO chief confident of more Afghan assistance -- AP
In pictures: Obama team's Afghan rift -- BBC
Doubts on Karzai Complicate Troop Plan -- Wall Street Journal
In Leaning on Karzai, US Has Limited Leverage -- New York Times
Clinton: U.S. concerned about Afghan corruption -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Taliban govern in the open in Nuristan -- The Long War Journal
Pakistan Seeks Role in US-Afghan Policy -- Voice of America
Afghans Flee Their Homes as Fighting Intensifies -- Wall Street Journal
Taleban Spin Doctors Winning Fresh Ground in Propaganda War with NATO -- Times Online
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Sabi the army dog returns home after 14 months lost in Afghanistan -- Times Online
Number of wounded troops in Afghanistan increasing -- AP
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 836 -- AP
Commentaries And Analysis
Analysis: US low on options in Afghanistan -- AP
The US Needs to Teach Hamid Karzai a Thing or Two -- Max Boot, Los Angeles Times opinion
Vietnam, Afghanistan and Learning from History -- Gordon M. Goldstein, Los Angeles Times opinion
The Afghanis must contribute to their own security -- Herschel Smith, Captain's Journal
The conundrum of Afghanistan: It might be managed, but never solved -- Jay Bookman, AJC
Sensible caution or more dithering? -- Mark Mardell, BBC
Afghanistan: When On Earth Will Obama Make a Decision? -- Iain Martin, Wall street Journal
It's Time to Surrender in Afghanistan -- Michael Filozof, American Thinker
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