The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, who once served as the top U.S. military commander there, has expressed in writing his reservations about deploying additional troops to the country, three senior U.S. officials said Wednesday. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
The NYT puts a good combination of breadth and depth in a short story on an important development in discussions about escalating the military occupation of Afghanistan.
Eikenberry has been an energetic envoy, traveling widely around Afghanistan to meet with tribal leaders and to inspect U.S. development projects. He has been pushing the State Department for additional civilian personnel in the country, including in areas such as agriculture, where the United States wants to help wean farmers off cultivating poppies.
