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British PM says Europe might send 5,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan

German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, left, peers out of an armored vehicle as he visits the German base in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on Friday. He said Germany will send more than 100 extra troops to Kunduz in January. (Anja Niedringhaus, The ...

From ROBERT H. REID, Denver Post,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NATO,  Barack Obama,  Taliban,  Gordon Brown,  Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Europe may send 5,000 troops to Afghanistan

KABUL - Europe may send 5,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan, Britain’s prime minister said yesterday - affirming support for the NATO mission as the Obama administration nears a decision on increasing American troop levels. The announcement came as the ...

From ROBERT H. REID, Boston Globe,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NATO,  Barack Obama,  Taliban,  Anders Fogh Rasmussen

5,000 more European troops expected for Afghan war

Britain's prime minister said Friday that Europe may send 5,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan _ affirming support for the NATO mission as the Obama administration nears a decision on increasing American troop levels. People look at destroyed ...

From ROBERT H. REID, eTaiwan News,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NATO,  Taliban,  Barack Obama,  Anders Fogh Rasmussen,  Gordon Brown

Analysis: US low on options in Afghanistan

KABUL - The United States has issued a clear warning to Afghanistan's president that he must fight corruption, or may not get significantly more U.S. ...

From ROBERT H. REID, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Taliban,  Hamid Karzai,  Al-Qaeda,  NATO

Afghan President Karzai pledges to clamp down on corruption in administration

KABUL — The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration — a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban ...

From ROBERT H. REID, Denver Post,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  NATO,  Hamid Karzai,  PBS

Afghan vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt

The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration _ a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban and ...

From ROBERT H. REID, eTaiwan News,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NATO,  Taliban,  Barack Obama,  Hamid Karzai,  PBS

Karzai vows to keep corrupt officials out of govt

KABUL - The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration - a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban ...

From ROBERT H. REID, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  8 Nov 2009

Related Topics: NATO,  Taliban,  Barack Obama,  Hamid Karzai,  PBS

Afghan corruption tough to combat

Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. Karzai reached out to his opponents, saying that he will welcome opponents into his government and promising reforms ...

From ROBERT H. REID, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  3 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Hamid Karzai,  Barack Obama,  Ban Ki-moon,  White House,  Robert Gibbs

With few options, U.S. accepts Karzai

President Hamid Karzai's leadership is weak, his government corrupt and nearly a third of the votes he won in the August election were thrown out as fakes. But in the end, the Obama administration is sticking by the Afghan president - because ...

From ROBERT H. REID, Taiwan News,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  Abdullah Abdullah,  Barack Obama,  White House,  Hamid Karzai

Analysis: With few options, US accepts Karzai

President Hamid Karzai's leadership is weak, his government corrupt and nearly a third of the votes he won in the August election were thrown out as fakes. But in the end, the Obama administration is likely to stick by the Afghan president. It ...

From ROBERT H. REID, eTaiwan News,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Taliban,  Abdullah Abdullah,  Barack Obama,  White House,  Hamid Karzai

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