Obama seeks study on local leaders for troop decision - washingtonpost

President Obama has asked senior officials for a province-by-province analysis of Afghanistan to determine which regions are being managed effectively by local leaders and which require international help, information that his advisers say will guide his decision on how many additional U.S. troops to send to the battle. - Obama seeks study for Afghan troop decision

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