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Pentagon prepares plans for ‘up to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan’ after 2014
The US Defense Department has prepared plans for a smaller presence in Afghanistan after the White House insisted on examining the option of leaving fewer troops in the country after 2014 than was initially proposed, The Wall Street Journal reported. The newspaper said the plans now prepared by the Pentagon…
U.S. plans to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014
The long-term US military presence in Afghanistan is likely to be a “light footprint” of about 10,000 American troops, boosted by a few thousand more soldiers from Nato allies, according to US media reports. Most foreign combat troops are expected to be out of Afghanistan by the end of 2014,…
Australian troops to stay in Afghanistan through 2014
BRUSSELS — Australia vowed in an apparent U-turn Thursday to keep combat troops in Afghanistan through 2014 after Prime Minister Julia Gillard had indicated they would come home earlier than planned. Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr and Defence Minister Stephen Smith made the pledge during talks with NATO counterparts to…
Germany backs Taliban talks in Afghanistan
BERLIN — Germany’s foreign and defence ministers called Sunday for the Taliban to be included in Afghanistan peace talks, ahead of a major international conference for the war-ravaged country next month. Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that negotiations with…
Watch live: President Obama’s speech on reducing U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Watch President Barack Obama address the nation from the Oval Office to unveil his plans to reduce U.S. troops in Afghanistan, courtesy of MSNBC, below: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy…
White House sets new Afghan deadline for 2014
The Obama administration has decided to de-emphasize plans to begin withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan starting July 2011, administration and military officials said Tuesday. The new policy is to be unveiled at a NATO conference in Lisbon next week, where the United States and other NATO countries are set to…
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