Read more Afghanistan stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18/afghanistan.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:45:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74707/report-obama-will-send-34k-troops-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has made his choice on Afghan strategy after months of deliberations and will announce it next week, administration sources tell McClatchy . The president finalized his decision to send another 34,000 troops in meetings last night, and plans to address the nation on the choice next Tuesday, prior...http://www.newser.com/story/74707/report-obama-will-send-34k-troops-to-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:57:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74633/us-afghans-recruit-taliban-with-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfghanistan has launched an initiative to convert Taliban foot soldiers with the promise of jobs and protection. Backed by the US military, the plan is modeled on its “Sons of Iraq” program; Stanley McChrystal even lured a key architect of that program out of retirement to help with it. The...http://www.newser.com/story/74633/us-afghans-recruit-taliban-with-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 10:49:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74617/backing-afghan-militias-makes-nato-allies-queasy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US hasn’t given its Western allies the details of its plan to recruit and fund tribal militias to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan, fearing, correctly, that they won’t like it, the Guardian reports. The strategy is already under way in 14 areas, with a budget of some $1.3...http://www.newser.com/story/74617/backing-afghan-militias-makes-nato-allies-queasy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 9:43:18 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74613/4-us-troops-killed-in-afghan-attacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour US troops have been killed in southern and eastern Afghanistan in the last 24 hours. Three were killed by bombs yesterday and today, while a fourth was killed in a firefight. The casualties bring the death toll for the month to 15. October, when 58 US fighters were killed,...http://www.newser.com/story/74613/4-us-troops-killed-in-afghan-attacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 3:59:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74570/us-backs-afghan-militias-against-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US is actively supporting local militia groups against the Taliban as American and Afghan officials move to encourage a demoralized Afghan population to re-engage in the war, reports Dexter Filkins of the New York Times . Tapping into the militias’ resources could fill the manpower gap as a vacillating White...http://www.newser.com/story/74570/us-backs-afghan-militias-against-taliban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 9:38:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74554/us-recruits-allies-for-afghan-surge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama isn't planning to go it alone: The administration has hopes that from 3,000 to 7,000 NATO troops will be committed to joining the US troop surge in Afghanistan by the time he rolls out his new strategy after Thanksgiving. Advanced talks are underway, the Wall Street...http://www.newser.com/story/74554/us-recruits-allies-for-afghan-surge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 8:39:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74540/pakistani-intelligence-sheltering-taliban-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPakistan’s intelligence service is secretly sheltering the Taliban’s top leader, US intelligence sources tell the Washington Times —helping Mullah Omar escape from the town of Quetta, along the Afghanistan border, to the port city of Karachi, deep within Pakistan. The sources say Mullah Omar is leading a new senior leadership...http://www.newser.com/story/74540/pakistani-intelligence-sheltering-taliban-leader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 18:50:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74492/suicide-bomber-kills-16-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed 16 people, including two children and a policeman, and wounded at least 23 others today in a busy city square in western Afghanistan. The violence comes a day after President Hamid Karzai, in his second inaugural address, said he has placed national reconciliation...http://www.newser.com/story/74492/suicide-bomber-kills-16-in-afghanistan.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 6:44:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74376/karzai-sworn-in-vows-to-fight-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamid Karzai vowed to fight corruption today after he was sworn in to a second 5-year term as president of Afghanistan. Karzai, whose election victory was tainted by widespread allegations of vote-rigging, said his government would learn from "our mistakes and shortcomings of the last eight years." The ceremony was...http://www.newser.com/story/74376/karzai-sworn-in-vows-to-fight-corruption.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 7:31:00 CST