Barack Obama, the US president, has been weighing his options on the way forward in the Afghan war with his national security council for weeks.
Leaks from the discussions show the focus is mainly on a decision concerning the deployment of thousands more US troops.
But as Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports, Obama's choice could have consequences well beyond Afghanistan's borders.
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