Washington, March 26, SPA -- U.S. President Barack Obama is set to announce the outcome of his review on Afghanistan policy on Friday, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. The source declined to provide any details of the much-anticipated review, which has been looking for new ways to halt the worsening insurgency in Afghanistan. Obama has said the United States is not winning in Afghanistan and last month ordered the deployment of 17,000 extra U.S. troops to the war-torn country. He declined to comment on the results of the review on Tuesday, telling reporters that he does not “want to prejudge what is still a work in process.” Obama’s policy reveal will come ahead of his attendance of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit on April 3 and 4. But, senior administration officials have provided the outlines of possible policy adjustments, speaking out in favor of increasing the size of the Afghan security forces, improving cooperation between NATO nations and the Afghan government and increasing civilian assistance to build institutions and infrastructure. In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” program, which was broadcast on Sunday, Obama said the U.S. mission in Afghanistan should be “making sure that al Qaeda cannot attack the U.S. homeland and U.S. interests and our allies….That’s our number one priority.” “And in service of that priority there may be a whole host of things that we need to do. We may need to build up economic capacity in Afghanistan. We may need to improve our diplomatic efforts in Pakistan. What we can’t do is think that just a military approach in Afghanistan is going to be able to solve our problems. So what we’re looking for is a comprehensive strategy,” Obama said. “There’s got to be an exit strategy. There’s got to be a sense that this is not perpetual drift,” he said. The United States has around 38,000 troops in Afghanistan and other nations, mainly NATO allies, have deployed about another 30,000 troops. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/648131