( CNN ) -- President Obama said Tuesday his strategy in Afghanistan will have three objectives : deny al Qaeda a safe haven , reverse the Taliban 's momentum and strengthen Afghanistan 's security forces and government . Here is how he said he plans to achieve the goals : . • Send 30,000 additional U.S. troops . The U.S. will send 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in the next seven months `` so that they can target the insurgency and secure key population centers , '' Obama said in his speech . Some of the new troops will help train Afghan security forces to `` create the conditions for the United States to transfer responsibility to the Afghans , '' Obama said . U.S. forces could begin to leave as security responsibilities are transferred to the Afghans . Obama said he hopes to start transferring U.S. forces out of Afghanistan in July 2011 . The U.S. troop buildup also will help secure areas that go relatively uncovered by U.S. and NATO forces now . Most of the new troops are expected to be sent around the southern part of Afghanistan , divided between Helmand and Kandahar provinces . Kandahar 's one major city , also called Kandahar , is used by Taliban fighters and its leaders to hide within the population from coalition troops . One key task will be to control the major approaches to the city . Obama also said he is asking NATO allies to send more troops to Afghanistan . The new troop deployments would increase the total U.S. commitment to roughly 100,000 troops in Afghanistan , bolstered by more than 40,000 NATO forces . • Pursue a more effective civilian strategy . Obama said the U.S. would work to build up programs and institutions that will benefit Afghanistan 's citizens . However , alluding to the corruption that has plagued the Afghan government , the aid `` must be based on performance , '' Obama said . Corruption in Afghanistan has shaken international and domestic confidence in the government there . Even this year 's re-election of President Hamid Karzai was mired in controversy ; he was declared the winner of an August vote that was deemed tainted with ballot-stuffing . In his inauguration speech , Karzai said he 'd make the fight against corruption a top priority over the next five years . On Tuesday , Obama said that speech sent the right message , but he warned that `` the days of providing a blank check are over . '' `` We will support Afghan ministries , governors and local leaders that combat corruption and deliver for the people . We expect those who are ineffective or corrupt to be held accountable , '' Obama said . Obama said the U.S. would focus its assistance `` in areas -- such as agriculture -- that can make an immediate impact in the lives of the Afghan people . '' The U.S. also will support Afghanistan 's efforts to reach out to Taliban fighters who want to lay down arms . Already , the U.S. has a plan to pay those fighters to quit the Taliban . There is money in the 2010 defense appropriations bill to fund a Taliban reintegration program , which essentially pays Taliban fighters to switch sides . The U.S. State Department says it plans to triple its civilian staff in Afghanistan to 974 members by early 2010 . In a speech in New York on Monday , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said U.S. civilian efforts are just as critical as military operations to help Afghanistan . USAID and other U.S. government agencies also have people in Afghanistan . Clinton said experts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are embedded with the U.S. military , and `` rule of law '' experts are working to extend a justice system `` so that the Taliban would not offer the only form of justice in Afghanistan . '' • Have a more robust partnership with Pakistan . Taliban fighters have long been operating in the mountainous region along Afghanistan 's border with Pakistan , battling U.S. and Afghan government forces on one side and Pakistani troops on the other . It is not clear whether any of the additional troops will be sent to the Pakistan border , where the U.S. tries to stop Taliban and al Qaeda forces from moving between the two countries . About 4,000 U.S. Special Forces troops are in eastern Afghanistan , hunting al Qaeda leaders . Any plan to bolster Afghanistan must also work to help Pakistan , Obama said . `` We will strengthen Pakistan 's capacity to target these groups that threaten our countries , '' Obama said . `` America is also providing substantial resources to support Pakistan 's democracy and development . '' In the past , Obama said , some in Pakistan have argued that the struggle against the Taliban and other militants was n't Pakistan 's fight . But the Pakistani army recently has been attacking the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan after a series of deadly bomb attacks across the country . `` Public opinion has turned ... and there is no doubt that the United States and Pakistan share a common enemy , '' Obama said . `` Going forward , the Pakistani people must know : America will remain a strong supporter of Pakistan 's security and prosperity long after the guns have fallen silent , so that the great potential of its people can be unleashed , '' Obama said . CNN 's Mike Mount , Larry Shaughnessy , Jill Dougherty and Jason Hanna contributed to this report .
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