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US President Barack Obama has said his review of Afghan strategy will not look at pulling out or cutting troop levels. Mr Obama told key members of Congress, that he would decide on a course of action with a sense of urgency but that not everyone would be pleased. But he did not pledge to increase troop numbers as his top general in Afghanistan wants. The meeting came on the eve of the eighth anniversary of the start of the US-led Afghan military operation. It was launched to oust the Taliban from Afghanistan following the 11 September attacks on the US. About 30 senior congressional figures - Democrats and Republicans - had been invited to the meeting with the US leader.
