Eight American troops and two Afghan security force members were killed Saturday when militants opened fire on an outpost with rockets, mortars and heavy-caliber machine guns, according to an initial U.S. military report on the battle. Video Watch how hundreds of militants attacked outpost »
It was the largest number of Americans killed by hostile action in a single day in Afghanistan since July 13, 2008, according to CNN records.
Republicans said Sunday that Obama needs to quickly agree to McChrystal's request to salvage the mission. Video Watch two senators talk about possibility of sending more troops »
"If we don't add more troops, you're going to see more of what happened yesterday," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, said on "Fox News Sunday." "The security situation's going to get worse. And any hope of better governance is lost, and the Taliban will re-emerge."
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