Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Afghanistan War News Updates -- November 24, 2009



Obama To Announce Afghanistan Decision Within Days -- New York Times/Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama held a final strategy session with top aides on whether to send more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and plans to announce his decision within days, the White House said.

The session in the Situation Room on Monday with officials including Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates marked the ninth such meeting.

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Marines of 2nd Battalion 2 Marines of 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade fire mortar rounds from their forward operating base in Mian Poshteh in Helmand Province, 23 Nov 2009. Photo from Voice of America.

More News On Afghanistan

Afghanistan decision to come within days, White House says -- CNN
Obama's Afghanistan announcement may be soon -- L.A. Times
Obama to announce Afghanistan decision 'within days' -- USA Today
Barack Obama to make US Afghan troop decision 'in days' -- BBC
Obama to Announce Afghan War Strategy Within Days -- Voice of America
Obama Has Info, Will Make Afghan Decision Shortly -- The Atlantic
Pressure Builds Over Obama’s Afghanistan Plan -- New York Times
With Off-ramps, and Benchmarks, President Obama’s Af-Pak Strategy Announcement to Come Next Week -- ABC News
Obama plans to send 34,000 more troops to Afghanistan -- McClatchy News

President Obama is expected to address the nation on his Afghanistan policy next Tuesday -- FOX News
Obama to address nation next week -- Politico

Hamid Karzai ‘Angry’ at Taskforce for Arrest of Police Chief Accused of Drug Links -- Times Online
Will Karzai allow Afghan prosecutors to charge ministers? -- McClatchy News
Afghanistan Investigating 5 Current and Former Cabinet Members -- Washington Post

US Cautious on Afghan Outreach to Taliban -- Voice of America
McChrystal and US Ambassador to Testify on Afghanistan War -- Washington Post
Marines in Afghanistan Hear a Plea: Don't Leave Too Soon -- L.A. Times
IED Threat Shadows Marines' Every Move -- L.A. Times
IED riddle tougher in Afghanistan -- AP
Task Force Paladin wages war against Afghan IEDs -- Stars And Stripes
New NATO Command in Kabul Focuses on Afghan Training -- U.S. Department of Defense
Logistics Chief Lays Out Challenges in Afghanistan -- U.S. Department of Defense
US rewards Afghans with 38.7 million dollars in drug fight -- AFP
What is the future for Dutch troops in Afghanistan? -- BBC
Afghanistan: Illiterate, insecure but lots of TV -- AFP

Bomb kills 6 family members in eastern Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan -- China View
Armed men destroy girl school in southern Afghanistan -- China View
Armed men kill 4 civilians including 2 women in E. Afghanistan -- China View
FACTBOX-Security developments in Afghanistan, Nov 24 -- Reuters

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 842 -- Washington Post/AP

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