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Obama Announces New Way Forward In "Campaign Against Extremism" American personnel will seek to stabilize governments in Afghanistan and Pakistan while targeting the extremists who pose a continuing threat to global security, President Obama announced this morning.The commander in chief spoke of what he called a "stronger, smarter and comprehensive strategy" for the two nations, the result of a review he called for upon taking office. He said that U.S.

US President Barack Obama declared in an interview that the United States was open to reaching out to moderate elements of the Taliban in Afghanistan and, possibly, Pakistan, in continuation of its policy with Sunni militias in Iraq. He, however, added that the war in Afghanistan was much more complicated and that the US was not winning so far.
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A senior White House official says U.S. President Barack Obama is calling on his national security team to revise the options for the U.S. war strategy in Afghanistan .

US President Barack Obama has sought $3.1 billion in non-military aid for Pakistan and $4.0 billion for Afghanistan "to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat Al Qaeda" by better "governance, reconstruction, and other development activities to counter extremists".The non-military assistance is in addition to almost $30 billion more proposed for the wars in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq with $548.9 billion outlay for defence in Obama's

The United States built pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday, signaling that a troop increase could hinge on a successful runoff election and that the Obama administration would be receptive to a power-sharing deal between Karzai and his chief rival.

A suspected US missile attack on a Taliban hideout in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 24 people, security officials and residents said Friday.More than 40 people were injured in the attack late Thursday in Barjo village of the Kurram tribal district, which borders the Afghan province of Khost.
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http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-03-11-voa62.cfm

Violence in Afghanistan has surged, with 2009 being the worst year since U.S.-backed Afghan forces overthrew the Taliban in 2001. More than 2,400 civilians were killed last year, a 14 percent rise on 2008, the United Nations said.

Three people will run President-elect Obama's transition team -- former White House chief of staff John Podesta, Obama friend Valerie Jarrett, and Obama Senate chief of staff Pete Rouse, according to the New York Times.

A roadside bomb killed seven Pakistani soldiers in the northwestern Khyber region on the Afghan border on Saturday, hours after warplanes struck suspected Taliban positions in a neighboring tribal area, officials said.