US weighs troop increase in northern Afghanistan

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1036538/1/.html

excerpt:

US commanders are weighing plans to send more American troops to northern Afghanistan, a region under the command of German forces, a US official said on Tuesday.

The likely deployment follows a rise in violent attacks by insurgents around Kunduz and elsewhere in regional command north, the official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP.

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