Gates: Early pullout reliant on 'conditions' in Afghanistan (CNN)
After surveying training camps in eastern Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Wednesday that U.S. troops could be leaving earlier than the announced July 2011 troop withdrawal date.
Iran leader: US playing `game' in Afghanistan (AP via Yahoo! News)
Taking aim at the U.S., Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that it's the United States that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan, fighting terrorists it once supported.
Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early (USA Today)
Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.
Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early (AP via Yahoo! News)
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.
Bomb kills 5 as Gates, Ahmadinejad visit Afghanistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A car bomb killed five people in Afghanistan on Wednesday, as the Iranian president and the defence secretary of Iran's arch-foe, the United States, paid duelling visits to the war-torn country.
Iran's Ahmadinejad in Afghanistan, Gates departs (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Wednesday for a visit to Afghanistan, after Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said he was wary of Tehran's influence in the country.
'Foreign troops not peace solution in Afghanistan' (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iran does not consider the presence of foreign troops a solution for peace in Afghanistan, visiting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in Kabul on Wednesday.
Ahmadinejad arrives in Afghanistan: govt (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flew into Kabul on Wednesday for summit talks on a visit overlapping with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who was in Afghanistan to review a US troop surge.
Suicide attack kills NATO soldiers in Afghanistan (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A suicide attack targeting a NATO-Afghan border police compound in eastern Afghanistan killed two foreign soldiers and wounded several others, the military alliance said Wednesday.
Iran Leader: US Playing 'Game' in Afghanistan (ABC News)
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