Obama to add more US troops for Afghan War

After three months of emotional as well as rational debates, it is now almost certain that President Obama would order a surge of American forces in the range of 25,000- 35,000 to fight the war in Afghanistan. Public opinions in America on the war reportedly remain very divided. Steve Coll's Ghost Wars is still the best introduction to the prelude to the incessant and extremely bloody conflicts in the disordered region.

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