Richard Holbrooke, US Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, said, "I've seen a lot of these things. This is the most thorough, the most sustained, most thoughtful process I have ever seen and over the long course of it, we have all learned a great deal from each other in a way which I think is exactly the way decisions should be made."

As Obama's administration neared an announcement on troop increases in Afghanistan, soldiers at a military Camp in Logar province prepared to head home at the end of their stay in the country.

On Sunday, the local US commander said that he had enough troops in the area.

David Haight, Colonel of US Commander, said, "It's not necessary for us to have a strong presence out there. I've got enough to do what I'm doing now."

There are about 110,000 foreign troops, including 68,000 U.S. soldiers, in Afghanistan fighting an intensified Taliban insurgency.

President Barack Obama is weighing up his options on the troop decision.

While each option proposes a different level of troop increase, what really matters is the war strategy once the decision is made.