Afghanistan could get up to 30,000 new US troops
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20081220/capt.c02409af391949bc893c4cc335f78a49.afghanistan__xrg108.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=cw7XvsJK9zn0.KpLZVa0yQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm., speaks during a press conference at a U.S base in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008. The top U.S. military officer says that up to 30,000 extra American troops could be sent to Afghanistan next year. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/world/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081221/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan)AP - The top U.S. military officer said Saturday that the Pentagon could double the number of American forces in Afghanistan by next summer to 60,000 ? the largest estimate of potential reinforcements ever publicly suggested.</p><br clear="all"/>
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