New Afghanistan War Drawdown Strategy? Move Troops, Don't Withdraw Them. -- Christian Science Monitor
Pentagon officials have long talked of the July 2011 Afghanistan war drawdown date as being a soft deadline. Now, a NATO official suggests troops might simply be shifted around the country.
Much has been made of President Obama’s announcement that he will begin a US troop drawdown from Afghanistan in July 2011. But on Tuesday, military officials signaled that they will continue to seek leeway in how, precisely, to define “drawdown.”
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NATO aims to oust Taliban from Kandahar by November -- Reuters
NATO: Taliban outnumbered around Kandahar -- Army Times
NATO: Taliban outnumbered around key Afghan city -- AP
Afghan Governor Killed by Taliban -- New York Times
A-Qaeda disarms Afghan Taliban commanders -- Central Asia Online
Officials in Afghanistan Detail Recent Operations -- U.S. Department of Defense
Still Surgin’: Petraeus Requests 2000 More Afghanistan Troops -- The Danger Room
US expects allies to meet Afghan troop request: Pentagon -- AFP
U.S. says not considering NATO Afghan troop request -- Reuters
Obama discusses Af-Pak with NATO secretary general -- The Hindu
NATO chief: Karzai must crack down on graft -- Washington Post
Illuminating the Dark Afghan Tunnel -- Time Magazine
US may reposition instead of "withdrawing" troops from Afghanistan: NATO official -- Sify News
Petraeus, Gates: Afghanistan Strategy on Track -- ExecutiveGov
Handover to Afghans 'to start in 2011' -- Sydney Morning Herald/AFP
Afghanistan: More voting stations to remain closed -- AP
UK's top Afghanistan diplomat steps down -- BBC
U.K. Envoy to Afghanistan Resigns -- Wall Street Journal
Britain's envoy to Afghanistan quits after 'Taliban strategy clash' -- The Telegraph
UK's Afghanistan envoy steps down -- The Independent
Afghan aid group warns against Koran-burning -- AFP
Fla. minister: Sept. 11 Quran burn still planned -- AP
Reaction to proposed Koran burning doesn't faze Florida church -- L.A. Times
Karzai's brother financed Dubai property purchases through embattled Kabul Bank -- Washington Post
Karzai's brother made nearly $1 million on Dubai deal funded by troubled Kabul Bank -- Washington Post
Afghan police beat back mob of government workers at Kabul Bank branch -- Washington Post
UK think tank urges Afghanistan rethink -- BBC
Afghanistan strategy 'too ambitious' -- Defence Management
Afghan strategy must be re-drawn says think tank -- The Telegraph
Allies told to shift Afghan focus -- Financial Times
Analysis: Why can't Afghanistan tackle corruption? -- Reuters
Rethinking U.S. war in Afghanistan -- Politico opinion
A Plan B for Afghanistan -- Foreign Policy
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