WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama called Prime Minister Gordon Brown Thursday to discuss the US review of its strategy in Afghanistan, the White House said.
"The two leaders discussed the ongoing review of the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, agreed to remain in close consultation going forward, and underscored the importance of working closely with our allies and our Afghan and Pakistani partners," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
The call, which Gibbs said was "part of their ongoing consultations," came amid an intensifying debate within the administration and Congress over whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan.
Gibbs said they also discussed the recent G20 summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the need to maintain a united approach in dealing with the Iranian nuclear issue.
Britain has 9,000 troops in Afghanistan, the second largest deployment after the United States.
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