Australia unlikely to send more troops to AfghanistanNovember 5th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian Defence Minister John Faulkner has hinted that Australia is unlikely to send more troops to the combined NATO and International Security Assistance forces in Afghanistan, despite US General Stanley McChrystal's request for an extra 40,000 troops from the Obama administration. Australia has about 1550 troops in Afghanistan, who are mostly deployed in the southern province of Oruzgan where they are working to train local security forces.
US may send about 45,000 more troops to AfghanistanOctober 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON/LONDON - The US is expected to send about 45,000 extra troops for Afghanistan after Gordon Brown said that 500 more British troops would be sent to the country. The Obama administration is understood to have told the British government that it could announce, as early as next week, the substantial increase to its 65,000 troops already serving there, The Telegraph reports.
Senate GOP leader says if Obama seeks more troops as advised, Republicans would support himOctober 11th, 2009 Senate GOP leader says he would back troop requestWASHINGTON — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell says that if President Obama asks for more troops in Afghanistan to fulfill a request by commanders there, he expects Republicans to support the action. McConnell says the strategy in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan is about protecting the United States.
Obama says he understands Americans are war-weary, says he's considering next moveSeptember 25th, 2009 Obama: I know Americans tired of warPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama says he understands that Americans are tiring of the war in Afghanistan, and he said he is examining whether the U.S. is pursuing the right strategy there.
McCain: Obama should not delay sending more US troops to AfghanistanSeptember 23rd, 2009 McCain: More troops needed in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says more U.S.
Australia: Washington has not asked for more troops for AfghanistanSeptember 22nd, 2009 Australia: No US request for more troopsSYDNEY — Australia says it has not been asked to send more troops to Afghanistan and does not expect Washington to make any quick decisions on a top-level warning that the war there could be lost without more multinational forces. The warning came in a report to U.S.
Top US commander to request more troops for AfghanistanSeptember 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The top US commander in Afghanistan is expected to soon request as many as 40,000 additional soldiers, FOX News reported. General Stanley McChrystal could submit the request to Defence Secretary Robert Gates as soon as Wednesday, FOX News reported Tuesday, citing a senior defence official.
Armed Services chairman says US has lost initiative in AfghanistanSeptember 11th, 2009 Levin warns US has lost initiative in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin says the U.S. has "lost the initiative" in the war against insurgents in Afghanistan.
McCain says additional troops may be needed in Afghanistan, waits for commanders' assessmentAugust 2nd, 2009 McCain says US may need more troops in AfghanistanWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says it appears that the U.S.
US to spend more on Afghan war than on IraqMay 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US is proposing to spend more on the Afghanistan war than on the one in Iraq for the first time, indicating a shift in priority, a media report said Friday. The $130 billion in war funds that are part of Pentagon's fiscal 2010 budget request includes $65 billion for Afghanistan operations and $61 billion for Iraq, the Washington Post reported.
NZ wants exit plan before agreeing to US request to send troops back into AfghanistanApril 20th, 2009 NZ wants exit plan for commandos in AfghanistanWELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's prime minister said Monday that he wants an exit strategy before sending the country's elite Special Air Service combat troops back to Afghanistan as the U.S. has requested.
US asks for elite New Zealand troops to help in expanded Afghanistan war effortApril 19th, 2009 US asks for elite NZ troops for Afghanistan warWELLINGTON, New Zealand — The U.S. has formally asked New Zealand to send its elite Special Air Service combat troops back to Afghanistan for a fourth tour of duty, the foreign minister said Sunday.
Al Qaeda threatens US from Afghan-Pakistan safe haven: ObamaApril 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Seeking another $83.4 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Barack Obama once again highlighted the threat of Al Qaeda and a 'resurgent' Taliban from safe havens along the Afghan-Pakistan border. The situation in Afghanistan and neighbouring Pakistan 'demands urgent attention', Obama said in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi submitting the funding request to the US Congress.
US adding troops to fight Taliban in Pakistan safe-havenFebruary 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has approved adding some 17,000 US troops to its forces in Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban saying 'the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan demands urgent attention and swift action.'
'The Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan, and Al Qaeda supports the insurgency and threatens America from its safe-haven along the Pakistani border,' Obama said in a statement released by the White House Tuesday. The troops increase 'is necessary to stabilise a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, which has not received the strategic attention, direction, and resources it urgently requires,' he said.
Obama mulls decision on more troops to Afghanistan: OfficialFebruary 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will soon announce his decision on the deployment of more troops in Afghanistan, the White House has said. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, who travelled with the president from Chicago to Washington, told reporters Monday that the government was reviewing the US policy towards Afghanistan and may take a decision soon to send additional troops to the war-torn country.
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