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US Ambassador to Afghanistan Says, Hold That Surge

President Obama's considering four options for Afghanistan, all of which involve sending more troops. Now the ambassador to Kabul, Karl Eikenberry, says don't sent any reinforcements at all until the Karzai regime cracks down on corruption. Peter Spiegel is reporting the story for the Wall Street Journal .

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

President Obama's considering four options for Afghanistan, all of which involve sending more troops. Now the ambassador to Kabul, Karl Eikenberry, says don't sent any reinforcements at all until the Karzai regime cracks down on corruption. Peter Spiegel is reporting the story for the Wall Street Journal.

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