Obama to make tough sell for his pending Afghan troop decision

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce decision on a pending buildup of U.S. troops Afghanistan "within days", preparing for a tough sale for the increasingly unpopular war.

    "After completing a rigorous final meeting, President Obama has the information he wants and needs to make his decision and he will announce that decision within days," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement emailed to reporters Tuesday.  Full story

Obama weighs three options on Afghanistan: analysts

    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

Clinton urges Afghan gov't to "do better" for U.S. support

    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

Pakistan wants U.S. to share Afghan roadmap

    ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday asked Leon E. Panetta, the chief of U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to share the American strategy with Pakistan, official said.

    U.S. President Barack Obama is set to announce shortly the new Afghan strategy, which will also include deployment more U.S. troops as well as an exit strategy.  Full story

Indian PM hopes U.S. to "stay involved in Afghanistan"

    NEW DELHI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he hopes the United States and the global community "will stay involved in Afghanistan", said a report by the Indo-Asian News Service Friday.

    Singh made the remarks in an interview with the U.S. newspaper the Washington Post on the eve of his visit to the United States next week, according to the report.  Full story