Thursday, December 10, 2009

Petraeus says U.S. will expand counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan war - washingtonpost.com

Petraeus says U.S. will expand counterterrorism efforts in Afghanistan war - washingtonpost.com: "The United States will step up its counterterrorism activities in Afghanistan as part of President Obama's new strategy as it seeks to 'kill or capture' insurgents outside densely populated areas and those deemed unlikely to change sides, Gen. David H. Petraeus said Wednesday.
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The chief of the regional U.S. Central Command told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that 'additional mission force elements' would be sent to Afghanistan in the spring"