AP sources: US troops likely for Afghan in January

Nov 9th, 2009 - AOL News

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AP sources: US troops likely for Afghan in January

WASHINGTON -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 need in a country with scant resources.

The White House emphasized Monday that the president hasn't made a decision yet about troop levels or other aspects of the revised U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.

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