en http://en.newsxs.com/P/Afghanistan/ 3600 http://www.newsxs.com/img/logo-xs.gif http://www.newsxs.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/ip8tun01zhg/ Wall Street Journal : World : Japan pledged to boost aid to Afghanistan by &#36;5 billion over the next five years, a move that could help soothe tensions with the U.S. ahead of Obama's visit to Tokyo.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/ip8tun01zhg" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052204&p=120 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/aGdhYco0VFQ/ US Department of Defense : More than 750 Afghan and international forces completed the largest operation to date in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, clearing the northern border area of hundreds of insurgent fighters.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/aGdhYco0VFQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052186&p=120 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/D3JGwMe7aw4/ USA TODAY: International : Hundreds of Afghan and international troops already battling a rising militant insurgency are facing a new fight recovering ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/D3JGwMe7aw4" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052150&p=120 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/a7lP7posz08/ CBS NEWS : World : Soldiers Serving in NATO-led Force in Afghanistan Allegedly Wore Symbols of WWII Nazi SS Divisions<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/a7lP7posz08" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052141&p=120 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/Poy4U33YvGY/ CBS NEWS : World : CBS Exclusive: Sources Say Force Will Grow to 100,000 - Nearly Filling Gen. McChrystal's Request; Long-Term Stay Planned<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/Poy4U33YvGY" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052138&p=120 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/2bDpg2UMAm4/ CBS NEWS : World : After weeks of meetings with top-ranking officials, CBS News has learned that President Obama is expected to send a substantial amount of additional troops to Afghanistan. David Martin reports.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/2bDpg2UMAm4" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052137&p=120 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/k2R3qry1ZCg/ Yahoo! News : Politics : AP - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would ...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/k2R3qry1ZCg" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052119&p=120 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/TM6ham23osg/ Herald Sun : International : AFGHAN presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has quit an election run-off after accusing the government of not meeting demands for a fair vote. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/TM6ham23osg" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052099&p=120 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/992mI0O5cPA/ The Independent : UK : Gordon Brown has apologised to the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan after misspelling her name in a letter of condolence.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/992mI0O5cPA" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052039&p=120 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~3/6HUSIJNQD58/ Zaman Online : News : British Prime Minister Gordon Brown personally contacted the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan to say he meant no offense when he misspelled his name in a handwritten letter of condolence, his office said on Monday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/NewsXS_Afghanistan/~4/6HUSIJNQD58" height="1" width="1"/> http://go.newsxs.com/?l=en&i=1052016&p=120