Roadside bombings doubled , kidnappings rose in U.S. in 2009 . Afghanistan ambassador says cultivation of opium poppies used for heroin declined . The ambassador notes that the Afghan National Army is growing by 2,500 soldiers a month and he expects it to double in size by 2012 . U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama has vowed to tackle resurgent the Afghan National Army . Up to 30,000 additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan in past year .
Roadside bombings doubled , kidnappings rose in U.S. in 2009 . Afghanistan ambassador says cultivation of opium poppies used for heroin declined . U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama has vowed to tackle resurgent the Afghan National Army . Up to 30,000 additional U.S. troops could be sent to Afghanistan in past year .