US to Launch New Bid to Hunt Down bin Laden | Officials admit no idea where he is
British Defense Secretary Rejects Obama Pullout Pledge
British Defense Secretary Rejects Obama Pullout Pledge | Likely incoming British PM also rejects ‘artificial timetable’
Marines Launch Massive Assault Against Helmand Ghost Town
Marines Launch Massive Assault Against Helmand Ghost Town | ‘Operation Cobra’s Anger’ a Prelude to Surge
NATO Commits 7,000 More Troops to Afghanistan, Avoids Details
NATO Commits 7,000 More Troops to Afghanistan, Avoids Details | Escalation will mostly be offset by Netherlands, Canada pullouts
US May Bypass Karzai, Cede Authority to Local Leaders
US May Bypass Karzai, Cede Authority to Local Leaders | US to really start undermining Karzai govt in July 2011
Gates: Pakistani Govt Retains Ties With Taliban
Gates: Pakistani Govt Retains Ties With Taliban | Pakistan hesitant to endorse US escalation
Officials Predict Rise in Afghan Violence in 2010
Officials Predict Rise in Afghan Violence in 2010 | Escalation means US ‘going to take more casualties’
Military Will Struggle to Add Troops to Afghanistan Quickly
Military Will Struggle to Add Troops to Afghanistan Quickly | No roads, no infrastructure? No problem, Mullen insists
Obama’s Plan Not What It Seems, Officials Insist
Obama’s Plan Not What It Seems, Officials Insist | Already expanding past 30,000, downplaying July 2011 deadline
Will Taliban ‘Wait Out’ US?
Will Taliban ‘Wait Out’ US? | Afghan officials slam pullout timetable