Obama sets new Afghan strategy, briefs allies
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President Barack Obama on Monday prepared to announce he will deploy about 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan as part of a new strategy that aims to lay the ground for an eventual withdrawal.
After three months of deliberations, Obama will outline his plans in an address to war-weary Americans on Tuesday at 8 pm EST/0100 Wednesday GMT from the US Military Academy at West Point, New York. (Reuters)
