Al-Qaida 'weakened' by US policy, says report

President Barack Obama's expansion of the war in Afghanistan has weakened al-Qaida and the Taliban, a US strategy review says.

Thu, 16 Dec, 2010 - 12:48

President Barack Obama's expansion of the war in Afghanistan has weakened al-Qaida and the Taliban, a US strategy review says.

US troops will begin to leave Afghanistan in July, according to the report, the same timeline that Obama promised one year ago.

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