
As the administration of President Barack Obama nears an announcement on troop increases in Afghanistan, soldiers at a military Camp in Logar province prepare to head home at the end of their tour in the country. The homeward bounds troops will be replaced with equal numbers in Afghanistan, but the Obama administration is currently considering military proposals to send 10 to 40 thousand additional troops to Afghanistan next year. On Sunday the local commander, Colonel David Haight, in Logar province said that he had enough troops in the area for "what I'm doing now." Colonel David Haight, US commander: "I've got enough to clear, hold and build in the areas I'm currently in, if I had to expand in other words move further in to Western Wardak, which at this time is not necessary, because this is the ethnic and tribal dynamics out there, it's not necessary for us to have a strong presence out there. I've got enough to do what I'm doing now." In Brussels, NATO said on Monday that it wants allied nations to commit more forces to Afghanistan ahead of the US decision on whether to send more troops. On Monday US and Afghani troops held a regular joint patrol through Puli Alam. Some villagers in the surrounding area said that they are still concerned about being seen talking to US soldiers, for fear of retaliation by Taliban forces. Meanwhile, the military said four American soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours in Afghanistan. The deaths bring the number of Americans <b>...</b>
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