WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will likely announce his decision on a pending buildup of U.S. troops in Afghanistan next week, the White House said Monday.
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the end of a meeting with members of his administration in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Nov. 23, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>
Such a decision may come as early as "sometime next week," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters at his daily press briefing.
Meanwhile, Obama will meet Monday night with his national security team for a final time on Afghan strategy , the spokesman said.
At the meeting, the president will try to find answers to some final questions, including ones about the best exit strategy, he said.
"He still needs to know not just how we get people there, but how we get people out," Gibbs added.
The meeting is the ninth of its kind since September when Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan called for roughly 40,000 more troops.
Obama has since been under pressure to make a decision on troop levels and has faced criticism from Republicans who urges a quick decision and anti-war Democrats who oppose any troop increase.
U.S. media reports said Obama is weighing three options on the troop decision.
While each option proposes different level of troop increase, what really matters is how to fight the war under these options, analysts said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is probably weighing three options for his new Afghanistan strategy, analysts at the New York Times said.
While each option proposes different level of troop increase, what really matters is how to fight the war under these options, they said in an analysis published by the newspaper on Monday. Full story
BRUSSELS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- NATO has delayed a meeting on boosting forces for Afghanistan to take all developments into account, including U.S. President Barack Obama's decision on his new strategy.
NATO spokesman James Appathurai said on Wednesday at a press briefing that the force generation conference, which is expected on Nov. 23, will take place in two parts. The Nov. 23 meeting will go ahead and focus on NATO's missions except Afghanistan, while the conference concerning Afghanistan will be held in December. Full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai must do better for U.S. support, adding that the Obama administration would convince the American people that the war in Afghanistan can be won.
"We've delivered that message. Now that the election is finally over, we're looking to see tangible evidence that the government, led by the president but going all the way down to the local level, will be more responsive to the needs of the people," said Clinton in an interview with ABC's George Stephanopoulos. Full story
