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Washington defends Afghan strategy
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Top US officials defended Barack Obama's new strategy to win the Afghan war, denying that a timeline for departure was set in stone as NATO met on Thursday to consider his call for more troops.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Hillary Clinton Robert Gates Gordon Brown Barack Obama John McCain Source:(AFP)
2009-12-03
EU Lisbon Treaty comes into force
BRUSSELS (AFP) - The EU's first president Herman Van Rompuy and new foreign affairs supremo Catherine Ashton took office Tuesday as the Lisbon Treaty came into force, hoping to assuage concerns at the low-profile pairing.
Nations:Slovenia Belgium U.K. Denmark France Germany People:Gordon Brown Tony Blair Source:(AFP)
2009-12-01
Obama sets new Afghan strategy, briefs allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday prepared to announce he will deploy about 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan as part of a new strategy that aims to lay the ground for an eventual withdrawal.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Kevin Rudd Nicolas Sarkozy Silvio Berlusconi Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Joseph Biden Activities:Obama Admin. Afghan Terror War
2009-11-30
Obama to detail big troop increase in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. commitment. His first orders have already been made: at least one group of Marines who will be in place by Christmas.
Nations:Pakistan India Denmark Poland Russia Afghanistan People:Dick Cheney Kevin Rudd Nicolas Sarkozy Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Afghan Terror War
2009-11-30
Obama facing tough selling job on Afghan policy
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has begun one of the toughest sales jobs of his presidency, launching the much-awaited rollout of his new Afghan war strategy by informing top military and civilian advisers in Washington and Kabul and telephoning key allies around the globe.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan U.S. People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Robert Gates Gordon Brown Hamid Karzai Carl Levin
2009-11-30
| Headlines |
- Washington defends Afghan strategy 2009-12-03
- EU Lisbon Treaty comes into force 2009-12-01
- Obama sets new Afghan strategy, briefs allies 2009-11-30
- Obama to detail big troop increase in Afghanistan 2009-11-30
- Obama facing tough selling job on Afghan policy 2009-11-30
- IAEA votes to censure Iran over nuclear cover-up 2009-11-27
- Hopes rise for climate talks as rich countries ante up 2009-11-27
- India marks one year after deadly Mumbai attacks 2009-11-26
- Britain is last major nation in recession 2009-11-25
- Britain plans Afghan handover conference 2009-11-17
- World leaders in Berlin to mark fall of Wall 2009-11-09
- G20 fails to reach pre-Copenhagen climate finance deal 2009-11-07
- Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism 2009-11-06
- Climate talks set to hand major problems to Copenhagen 2009-11-06
- British deaths raise questions about Afghan police 2009-11-04
- Miliband in Russia to thaw ties 2009-11-01
- EU leaders clear major hurdle to reform treaty 2009-10-29
- Far-right leader appears on BBC show amid protests 2009-10-22
- Barenboim "proud" to lead Berlin anniversary concert 2009-10-21
- UN-backed panel confirms massive Afghan fraud 2009-10-19
- World 'catastrophe' without climate deal: British PM 2009-10-19
- UK's Brown urges progress on climate pact 2009-10-19
- Britain to send 500 extra troops to Afghanistan 2009-10-14
- Govt unveils huge asset sale to cut debt 2009-10-12
- Clinton to talk Iran, Afghanistan on Russia trip 2009-10-09
- General wants 40,000 more U.S. troops for Afghan 2009-10-08
- Britain on course to exit deep recession 2009-09-29
- Polls cast pall over Britain's ruling Labor 2009-09-28
- Germany's Merkel wins 2nd term, new coalition 2009-09-27
- China asks Iran to cooperate with nuke site inspection 2009-09-26
- US, UK, French heads demand Iran nuke site opened 2009-09-25
- New Iranian enrichment plant sparks western fury 2009-09-25
- Momentum grows for Iran nuclear sanctions 2009-09-23
- UK's Brown signals nuclear subs reduction 2009-09-23
- Gadhafi in grand UN performance 2009-09-23
- Obama seeks G-20 support to repair global economy 2009-09-22
- Europe agrees to claw back bankers' bonuses 2009-09-17
- Europe ups pressure on Obama over bonuses, climate 2009-09-17
- Afghan reporters blame NATO for colleague's death 2009-09-10
- Backlash over journalist's rescue in Afghanistan 2009-09-10
- Britain's Brown to hold phone talks with Obama 2009-09-10
- Kadhafi's son resists IRA compensation bid 2009-09-07
- G20 agrees next steps on bonuses, post-crisis blueprint 2009-09-05
- Libya keeps Lockerbie bomber under wraps 2009-08-21
- Britain, US slam Libya over Lockerbie bomber welcome 2009-08-21
- Britain suffers 200th Afghanistan death 2009-08-15
- Britons defend their health care from US criticism 2009-08-14
- Myanmar sentences Suu Kyi to more house arrest 2009-08-11
- Barclays, HSBC results boost bank sector 2009-08-03
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