Low-Level Insurgents Will Be Reintegrated Says Defense Undersecretary

Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michele Flournoy says that the United States supports an Afghan led reintegration plan where low-level insurgents will be allowed to re-enter the country and participate in Afghan society. (0:36)
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McCain Expresses Unease With Karzai

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) says it is very troubling to learn of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's removal of his Minister of Interior and Head of Intelligence. (0:38)
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Analyst: Troop Levels Vital To Success In Afghanistan

Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., says that she learned from NATO commanders in Afghanistan that they do not have enough resources in Afghanistan to win the war, and that the war strategy has been successful in regions supplied with enough troops. (0:30)

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Analyst: U.S. Has "No Choice" But To Deal With Karzai

Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C., says that the confirmation of controversial Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai's re-election Monday leaves the United States with "no choice" but to deal with Karzai's alleged corruption and help him "improve his record." (0:19)
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Analyst: Abdullah Realized Karzai Would Win "In Any Case"

Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C., says that Afghan presidential hopeful Abdullah Abdullah dropped out of the run-off election because he must have realized from the first round of the presidential race in August that current President Hamid Karzai would win "in any case." (0:17)
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Analyst: U.S. Should Convince Karzai To "Do Things Differently"

Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C., says that the United States should urge Afghan President Hamid Karzai to reign in corruption and establish a stronger cabinet.

Karzai was declared President by Afghanistan's election commission Monday after his competitor, Abdullah Abdullah, dropped out of the race citing risk of voter fraud. (0:32)

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Heritage Analyst Says U.S. Should Not Scale Back Military Efforts in Afghanistan

Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C., says it would be a mistake for the United States to scale back its military efforts in Afghanistan. (0:28)
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Pelosi Welcomes Afghan President

By Kayleigh Harvey - Talk Radio News Service

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) welcomed the President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai to the U.S. Capitol today for a meeting with the bi-partisan leadership of the House of Representatives.
Speaker Pelosi said: "The relationship between the United States and Afghanistan began as one of importance to our country and it continues to be so."
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Reconciliation between Karzai and Taliban unlikely

Daniel Markey, senior fellow of India, Pakistan, and South Asia, says that recent discussions regarding a reconciliation between the Afghan government and the Taliban is unlikely (0:31).
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