White House Continues Review of Afghanistan Policy
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 WASHINGTON -- President Obama  convening his fifth war council meeting in as many weeks  pressed his senior national security advisers Wednesday on the political situation in Afghanistan and the effort to train the country's security forces  officials said.
 Obama has said he will make a decision on U.S. troop levels in the coming weeks  and White House officials said that timetable is still in effect  with another war council session scheduled for next week.
 Although Obama's top advisers disagree over whether to adopt a counterterrorism strategy or a counterinsurgency approach in Afghanistan  they have generally reached a consensus on other matters  officials said. That consensus emphasizes the importance of training Afghan security and police forces  as well as improving efforts to build effective government institutions.
"copyright 2009 The Washington Post
 WASHINGTON -- [TGT] convening [TGT] fifth war council meeting in as many weeks  pressed [TGT] senior national security advisers Wednesday on the political situation in Afghanistan and the effort to train the country's security forces  officials said.
 [TGT] has said [TGT] will make a decision on U.S. troop levels in the coming weeks  and White House officials said that timetable is still in effect  with another war council session scheduled for next week.
 Although [TGT]'s top advisers disagree over whether to adopt a counterterrorism strategy or a counterinsurgency approach in Afghanistan  [TGT] have generally reached a consensus on other matters  officials said. That consensus emphasizes the importance of training Afghan security and police forces  as well as improving efforts to build effective government institutions."