U.S. 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. (REUTERS/Jim Young)Obama to Announce Afghanistan Decision Within Days
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.
Pressure Builds Over Obama’s Afghanistan Plan
As President Obama nears a decision on a troop increase for the war in Afghanistan, he is facing increasingly vocal criticism from senior Congressional Democrats over the war’s cost, the size of the United States troop commitment and the reliability of America’s allies.
Indian PM says Pakistan must reject terror
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday that the world must press Pakistan to stop supporting terrorists who continue to target India. Singh, speaking on the eve of an elaborate White House state visit, also urged Pakistan to bring to justice those who planned the Mumbai terror attacks, which left 166 people dead a year ago.
Getting to the negotiating table with the Taliban
As you might expect at a meeting attended by Nato defence ministers and senior officers, there was a lot of support voiced in Halifax over the weekend for the much anticipated Afghan surge. President Barack Obama has yet to make his announcement, which has been delayed until after Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday in the US, suggesting that there is still discord within the administration.
Iraq national vote unlikely in January: official
Iraq will be unable to hold a national election in January as planned, a poll official said on Tuesday, heaping more uncertainty on a vote meant to cement democracy and pave the way for a partial U.S. troop withdrawal.
US helping Iraq adopt election law: Clinton
The United States is "deeply involved" in efforts to help Iraqi rivals adopt an electoral law, but elections may be delayed, Secretary of Stage Hillary Clinton said Monday. "We support the Iraqi government's efforts to pass an election law so that they can proceed with planned elections," Clinton told reporters.
Some 'Sons of Iraq' Sunni militia units still active
Officials said the Sunni-dominated Sahwa militia, also known as Sons of Iraq, has been operating in several provinces in Iraq despite a government decision in October 2008 to disband the force. They said the force, which once numbered 100,000, contains tens of thousands of officers, most of whom were meant to have been transferred to either the security forces or other government jobs.
Terror Case Cites Qaeda Links of U.S. Citizens
Federal officials on Monday unsealed indictments identifying who they said were key actors in a recruitment effort that led roughly 20 young American men to join an extremist rebel group in Somalia with ties to Al Qaeda.
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