Why is the president hesitating on more troops to fight his 'war of necessity'? , WSJ

I'm lost on President Barack Obama's Afghanistan policy—along with most of Congress and the U.S. military. Not quite eight months ago, Mr. Obama pledged to "defeat" al Qaeda in Afghanistan by transforming that country's political and economic infrastructure, training Afghan forces and adding 21,000 U.S. forces for starters. - Wall Street Journal

US says Pakistan, Iran helping Taliban, latimes

US in Afghanistan failure warning - BBC
فرمانده ارشد آمریکایی: 'افغانستان به سربازان بیشتری نیاز دارد'
مک کرېسټل: که ځواکونه ډېر نه شي، ماتې حتمي ده