Obama lays out new strategy for Afghanistan

Video: Obama unveils new strategy in Afghanistan

WEST POINT, the United States, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is delivering a prime-time speech to the nation Tuesday night, laying out a strategy which calls for sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and starting pulling out U.S. forces in July 2011.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to cadets during a nationally televised address at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, December 1, 2009.REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Obama unveils new strategy in Afghanistan

After 3-month strategy review, US President Barack Obama has finally announced that 30,000 more US troops will be deployed to Afghanistan by next summer.  >> Full story

CCTV interview: Obama's strategy on Afghanistan

We're now joined live by our correspondent Nathan King, who's in West Point. He will give us more insight into President Obama's strategy on Afghanistan. Hello, Nathan. >> Full story

Obama unveils new Afghanistan strategy, announces troop surge

WEST POINT, United States, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled his new Afghanistan strategy Tuesday night, saying he will deploy another 30,000 soldiers to the war-weary country mainly in the first half of 2010.  >> Full story

Scholars say Obama´s policy goes too far

Barack Obama's policy has attracted a lot of attention from scholars. Some say it goes too far, setting too many targets and could jeopardize his political position. >> Full story

Obama sends 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan

WEST POINT, the United States, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said he will deploy 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in the first part of 2010, in his prime time address in the United States Military Academy at West Point on Tuesday night.  >> Full story

U.S. troops to withdraw from Afghanistan in 2011: Obama

WEST POINT, the United States, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- In a long-anticipated speech on new strategy for Afghanistan, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the U.S. army troops will withdraw from Afghanistan in July of 2011.  >> Full story

Obama to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, start pullout in July 2011

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack says he will deploy 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and start pullout of U.S. troops from that country in July 2011, according to excerpts released by the White House ahead of his address to the nation on Tuesday night.  >> Full story

Obama to "accelerate" war efforts in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack will announce "an acceleration" of war efforts in Afghanistan to defeat terrorism when he addresses the nation on his new strategy in that country, his spokesman said Tuesday. >> Full story

Obama to announce new Afghanistan plan

US President Barack Obama is minutes away from announcing his redrawn battle plan for Afghanistan. The plan will likely include what the military says is a roughly 50 percent increase in US forces. >> Full story

Obama urges Karzai's government to take more responsibility for security in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, in a call with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Monday night, urged Afghans to take more responsibility on their country's security, said the White House on Tuesday.  >> Full story

Obama issues orders to top officials on Afghan strategy

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has issued orders to his top military and diplomatic officials on the executions of his to-be-unveiled new Afghan strategy, the White House said Monday.  >> Full story