U.S. President Obama meets with Army Gen. McChrystal in Denmark
U.S. President Barack Obama (L) meets with Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, aboard Air Force One in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 2, 2009. UPI/Pete Souza/The White House
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama ought to abide by the recommendation of the U.S. commander in Afghanistan on troop levels, a Republican senator says.
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates went to a NATO defense ministers meeting Thursday, saying he could discuss Afghanistan without having decided a strategy.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- NATO remains committed to the mission of strengthening the capabilities of the Afghan military to ensure national security, military officials said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A U.S. military adviser says anything fewer than 25,000 additional troops won't be enough to turn around the Afghan war effort.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The request by the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan for more U.S. troops has three scenarios, including one for a surge of over 60,000, a U.S. official said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Nancy Pelosi told reporters Thursday if Republicans think she should be put "in her place," that place is speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Army officers say the White House should not have criticized Gen. Stanley McChrystal for saying a scaled-back Afghanistan war would not succeed.
