U.S. President Barack Obama has spent the past three months avoiding General McChrystal's request for re-enforcements. REUTERS/Jim YoungBarack Obama 'to reject Afghanistan war options in favour of plan with clear exit strategy'
Barack Obama is to reject all of the options outlined for increasing troop numbers in Afghanistan in favour of revised plans which include a clear exit strategy, it has been claimed.
US ambassador warns against Afghanistan troop surge
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.
Clinton: U.S. concerned about Afghan corruption
The United States is concerned about corruption and poor governance in Afghanistan and has raised those issues with the administration of President Hamid Karzai, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.
Reporting from Iraq: Freedom at risk
"We take our freedom for granted. But imagine not to be able to speak or discuss or debate or even question the society you live in," Tony Blair told the House of Commons in March 2003, urging MPs to support the invasion of Iraq. They were fine words. But they ring hollow more than six years after a war held in the name of democracy led to elections and a new constitution, which promised to guarantee "freedom of expression using all means".
The Case for Keeping Al Qaeda Alive
In perhaps the most counterintuitive counterterrorism piece you’ll read, Gustavo de las Casas argues in Foreign Policy that even though the West has Al Qaeda reeling, it shouldn’t finish it off.
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