Photo: #U.S. Marine Pvt Heinrich Mokofisi, of the 2nd MEB, 1/5 Marines, H & S Company, takes a position, as Afghan men pass by in a tractor trailer, during a Marine patrol with Afghan Army soldiers, near Faqairan village, Nawa district, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009.
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U.S. Marine Pvt Heinrich Mokofisi, of the 2nd MEB, 1/5 Marines, H & S Company, takes a position, as Afghan men pass by in a tractor trailer, during a Marine patrol with Afghan Army soldiers, near Faqairan village, Nawa district, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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Preview of Obama's Afghanistan policy speech


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In a speech Tuesday night, President Obama is expected to announce he is sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, and will outline a timetable for the end of the U.S. military mission there. Midday previews the speech.

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