US unveils massive new aid plan, troop reinforcements for Afghanistan
The United States will commit more troops and a massive surge in new aid to Afghanistan as part of a revamped war strategy aimed at defeating resurgent Islamist fighters, US officials said. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she would present a plan to fellow NATO foreign ministers here Friday to provide Afghanistan with 10.6 billion dollars in new aid over the next two years. Full Story