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Obama to bring home 33,000 troops
June 22, 2011 8:55 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says 10,000 troops will come home from Afghanistan by the end of this year as the U.S.mission shifts from combat to support after nearly 10 years of war. The president said a total of 33,000 troops would be withdrawn by next summer, as... more » -
Afghanistan withdrawl: 10,000 troops home this year, 20,000 next year
June 22, 2011 11:20 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is expected to bring 10,000 U.S. troops home from Afghanistan by the end of the year, and set a target of recalling 20,000 additional forces by the end of 2012. Those forces represent the surge troops that Obama ordered to Afghanistan as part of... more » -
New Afghan policy "within days"
November 24, 2009 9:15 AM
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama will announce his new Afghanistan strategy "within days." The president met for two hours Monday with top advisers for the last major discussion before the announcement. Gibbs says Obama "has the information he wants and needs" to make a... more » -
Obama wants path to ending war in Afghanistan
November 18, 2009 12:43 PM
According to President Barack Obama, the goal of his upcoming strategy in Afghanistan will be to "put us on a path towards ending the war." And he says he has no intention of passing the conflict on to the next president. In interviews before leaving China today, Obama declined to... more » -
Obama: Afghanistan decision in 'coming weeks'
October 13, 2009 2:19 PM
President Barack Obama says he will make his decision on new troops for Afghanistan in "the coming weeks." Obama told reporters Tuesday that decisions on the military front are important, but just one aspect of the improvements needed to the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan. He said an important element is... more »
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