Source: US may speed shift to Afghan advisory role
The Obama administration is considering an early shift in the US military role in Afghanistan from primarily combat to mainly advisory and training duties, even as it struggles to create the beginnings of a political settlement of the war, a senior US. official said.
The official, speaking late Wednesday on condition of anonymity because no decisions had been made on speeding up a change in the military's mission, said that details of the possible new US approach had not been settled and that other options may be under consideration. (AP)
