Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will confront his top Afghanistan commander on Wednesday before deciding whether to fire him over inflammatory comments that have angered the White House and threatened to undermine the war effort.
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Sunday, June 20th, 2010 (Reuters) - U.S.-led forces are making progress against insurgents in Afghanistan despite significant casualties and concerns about the quality of Afghan troops, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday.
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010 WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that women's rights should not be sacrificed to any peace deal between the Kabul government and Taliban militants.
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Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 WASHINGTON — Afghan President Hamid Karzai is meeting President Barack Obama in the White House after a day of intensive talks at the State Department and a visit with wounded U.S. troops.
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 (Reuters) - The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a measure calling for President Barack Obama to pull U.S. forces from Afghanistan, in an election-year test of his decision to escalate the war.
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Friday, December 4th, 2009 BRUSSELS — Responding to American entreaties for more soldiers in Afghanistan, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the NATO secretary general, announced Friday that the alliance had agreed to contribute a further 7,000 “new forces” to the coalition there following Washington’s decision to commit some 30,000 American reinforcements.
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 US President Barack Obama says that 30,000 extra soldiers are needed in Afghanistan in order to fight terrorism. Watch the full speech using our interactive Snowcloud.
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 PARIS — European leaders and top diplomats hailed President Barack Obama's speech defining the new U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, but few countries were forthcoming Wednesday with pledges of fresh troops.
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON — President Obama issued orders to send about 30,000 additional American troops to Afghanistan as he prepared to address the nation Tuesday night to explain what may be one of the most defining decisions of his presidency.
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Monday, November 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to lay out a time frame for winding down the American involvement in the war in Afghanistan when he announces his decision this week to send more forces, senior administration officials said Sunday.
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