Obama weighs options in Afghanistan

Afghanistan
Afghanistan is bordered on the west by Pakistan and on the east by Iran.
Courtesy of the CIA's World Factbook

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will face his main rival in a runoff election on Nov. 7. The runoff is intended to resolve a disputed first round that plunged Afghanistan into political uncertainty.

The election has complicated President Barack Obama's decision on whether to send thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.