Obama’s Plan Not What It Seems, Officials Insist
	Gates Says 'No Deadlines' on Troop Withdrawal Troop Surge Rattles Political Landscape Military Will Struggle to Add Troops to Afghanistan Quickly
	US May Bypass Karzai, Cede Authority to Locals
	Karzai Willing to Talk to Taliban Officials Expect Rise in Violence in Afghanistan Roads Were Safer in Afghanistan Under Taliban, UK General Admits
	Suicide Attackers Kill 40 at Pakistan Mosque
	CIA Expanding Drone Strikes in Pakistan Gates: Pakistani Government Retains Ties to Militants Bin Laden Not in Pakistan, PM Says

Afghan Mission Double-Talk

Gates: 3,000 Extra Troops Could Go to Afghanistan Mullen: 2011 Afghan Withdrawal May Be 'Very Few' US Ambassador Says Afghanistan Withdrawal Date Not Rigid Gates Says Afghan Drawdown Timing Is Flexible McChrystal Tells Afghans US Not Leaving Yet Mullen Downplays Logistics Problems With Afghan Deployment White House Insists Afghanistan Different From Missed Deadlines Examining Obama's Rationale for Escalating the War in Afghanistan

Afghan Escalation

'Command Posts of the Future' Readied for Afghan Surge Karzai Welcomes US Escalation McChrystal Offer Taliban Chance to Quit the Fight 'With Dignity' Afghans See Sharp Shift in US Tone

Other Nations in Afghanistan

US Envoy: NATO to Send More Forces to Afghanistan UK Launches Its Own Shaky 'Surge' Into Afghanistan Afghan War Unpopular, Holbrooke Notices Medvedev Backs Afghan Escalation Italy May Add 1,000 Extra Troops in Afghanistan Germany Renews Authorization for Afghan Force Turkish DM: No Combat Troops for Afghanistan Tokyo Says US Surge in Afghanistan Won't Affect Aid Plan

US Reaction

Dem Skeptics Blast Afghanistan Plan Emotional Michael Moore Calls Afghanistan Troop Buildup 'Insane' Mullen Disputes Rumsfeld on Afghan Troop Request Military Families Across the Country Protest Obama's Decision to Escalate War Peace Activists in Downtown Syracuse, NY, Protest Buildup in Afghanistan Antiwar Protesters Brave Biting Cold in Bozeman, Montana Two Phoenix Groups Protest Afghan War Antiwar Protesters Take Over Downtown Minneapolis Afghan War Protesters March in Madison, Wisconsin Detroit Protest Questions Obama's Plan to Send More Troops to Afghanistan

Pakistan

Pakistani News Outlets Condemn Obama's Plan Pakistan: We Need More Clarity on US Plan Congress Worries About Obama's Plan for Pakistan Pakistanis Kill 15 Militants in Separate Clashes Separatists, Islamists, and Islamabad Struggle for Control of Pakistani Balochistan UK Announces $83 Million in New Aid to Pakistan

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Daily News

	Officials Cite Dubious al-Qaeda Ties With Taliban
	Lawmakers Confused as Administration’s Escalation Claims Scrutinized Obama's Secret: Only 100 al-Qaeda in Afghanistan Will Taliban Wait Out US Troop Presence? White House Dismisses Public Opposition to War US Allies Wary of Obama's Afghanistan Troop Plea Obama's Afghan Plan Has Something for Everyone... to Hate
	Obama Quietly Expands Pakistan War
	Pakistan Skeptical About Obama's New Afghanistan Strategy US Escalation in Afghanistan US to Begin Afghanistan Troop Surge Within Three Weeks Most New US Forces for Afghanistan Will Be Sent to Taliban Stronghold in South Timetable for Drawdown Sets Off Afghan Alarm US Envoy Criticises Civilian Effort in Afghanistan Taliban: Afghan Surge Will Mean More US Fatalities Pizza Delivery and Motorbike Dealerships at Town Built for US Surge Troops Few Marines in Afghanistan Wake for Obama's Speech US to Open Consulates in Afghan Cities Afghanistan Costs: by the Numbers Other Countries in Aghanistan NATO Chief Promises at Least 5,000 More Troops for Afghanistan Poland Plans to Add 600 More Troops in Afghanistan Albania to Send 85 More Troops to Afghanistan Macedonia to Send More Troops to Afghanistan UN Welcomes US Plan for Afghanistan Buildup US Reaction Many in Congress Continue to Oppose Troop Buildup, Threaten to Block Funding Key Senate Dem Questions Lack of Afghan Forces to Aid US Surge Boxer Opposes Troop Build-Up in Afghanistan Biden, McCain Spar Over Obama's New Afghan Buildup West Point March and Rally Protests Obama's War Plan Pakistan Envoy: US Doesn't See Escalation Causing Pakistan Any Problems Pakistan Moves Toward Drone Independence Clinton Presses Pakistan for Better Job Suicide Bomber Kills 1 at Navy Complex in Pakistan Pakistan Holding Retired Officer in US Terror Case PM Holds Mehsud Responsible for Benazir's Killing Five Militants Killed in Malakand Pakistani Artists Find Inspiration in Turmoil Attack Shows Growing Danger Faced by Pakistani Journalists India/Kashmir India Ready to Withdraw 'Significant Number' of Troops From Kashmir Report: 2,600 Bodies Found in Kashmir Graves Four Soldiers Killed in Explosion in Indian Army Base