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10 Nov 09

Millions more turn against Gordon Brown's war|14Nov09|Socialist Worker

  • Brown’s strategy appears more threadbare than ever. Some 232 British soldiers have now been killed in Afghanistan, 95 this year alone. Public support for the war is at an all-time low.

Obama meets with top generals

  • The president appears committed to adding at least 10,000 to 15,000 troops to Afghanistan in an effort to bolster the training of Afghan Army and police officers in the country. Current plans call for the U.S. to double the size of the Army and police to about 400,000 in the hope that they can take over security responsibilities from the U.S.
  • In contrast to Iraq, where there was significant dissension on whether or not to deploy an additional 30,000 troops in 2007, the top brass have been mostly united in the support of McChrystal's call for more troops in Afghanistan.
25 Oct 09

Soldier breaks ranks to lead thousands against Afghan war|24Oct09|Socialist Worker

  • Members of Military Families Against the War led the march. Serving British soldier Joe Glenton broke Queen’s orders by marching and ran the risk of being arrested by doing so but he was not deterred.
04 Oct 09

8 U.S. troops killed in battle with militants in Afghanistan - CNN.com

The largest number of US troops killed by resistance fighters in a single day in more than a year.

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