Commanders seek more troops for war
Deteriorating situation in Afghanistan requires increased forces, leaders say
Posted: August 24, 2009 at 1:46 a.m.
Allied military commanders in Afghanistan have told a senior U.S. envoy that they need more troops to deal with an intensifying insurgency in the country's east, raising the possibility that the Obama administration may refocus the war on the lawless border with Pakistan.
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