Afghanistan Drawdown

Taliban, Pakistan And Iran Could Hamper Afghanistan Exit

AP | DEB RIECHMANN | Posted 05.22.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- The NATO summit's plan to "responsibly wind down" the Afghan war is not entirely in the hands of President Barack Obama and his ...

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Old Guns, Threadbare Boots And Burnt Qurans

AP | KATHY GANNON | Posted 05.20.2012

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GARDEZ, Afghanistan -- They say their M16s are dust-prone antiques. Their boots fall apart after a couple of months, they complain, and many of their ...

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Karzai: 'Airstrikes Could Undermine US Pact'

AP | AMIR SHAH | Posted 05.09.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's president has warned that civilian casualties caused by NATO airstrikes could undermine the cooperation agree...

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US, NATO Prepare Afghanistan Handoff

AP | ANNE GEARAN and SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 04.18.2012

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BRUSSELS — Several NATO allies promised Wednesday to underwrite Afghanistan's armed forces after foreign troops depart, as the United States and...

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Karzai: Cash Is King In US Deal

AP | HEIDI VOGT and AMIR SHAH | Posted 04.18.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's president raised another condition Tuesday for a long-awaited strategic partnership with the United States: T...

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Bumping Up Presidential Elections?

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 04.12.2012

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KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's president raised the prospect Thursday of holding presidential elections a year early to avoid a potentially ...

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Can U.S.-Afghan Partnership Work?

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 05.16.2012

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Jayshree Bajoria

Violence against NATO troops by Afghan security forces in reponse to burning of the Quran at the Bagram Air Base has reignited doubts over the U.S. endgame in Afghanistan.

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NATO Ministers Mull Afghan Drawdown

AP | ROBERT BURNS and SLOBODAN LEKIC | Posted 04.03.2012

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BRUSSELS — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanist...

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Christian Science Monitor: Is Afghanistan Safer?

Christian Science Monitor | Dan Murphy | Posted 09.19.2011

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With NATO handing over security control of parts of Afghanistan to local forces today, and with US top commander Gen. David Petraeus's departure from ...

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France Honors 7 Killed In Afghanistan As Drawdown Preparation Begins

AP | By SYLVIE CORBET | Posted 09.18.2011

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PARIS -- France's president and military leadership paid homage Tuesday to seven soldiers killed in Afghanistan in an exceptionally deadly week, as in...

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U.S. Troops Begin Afghanistan Drawdown

AP | By HEIDI VOGT | Posted 09.12.2011

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BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- The first troops to leave Afghanistan as part of the U.S. drawdown handed over their slice of battlefield Wednesday t...

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McCain Rips Obama Over Afghan Drawdown

AP | Posted 09.02.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain said Sunday the Obama administration is taking an unnecessary risk in drawing down the number of U.S. troops in Afghani...

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General Named To Take Over U.S. Command In Afghanistan Endorses Obama's Drawdown Plan

AP | ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 08.27.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Marine general expected to carry out President Barack Obama's order to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan in July s...

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The Death of the Bush Doctrine

Bill Schneider | Posted 08.27.2011

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Bill Schneider

Why are Republicans turning against the Bush Doctrine? Partisanship has something to do with it. Afghanistan has become Obama's war. But there's something going on here besides political expediency.

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Advice for a President Hoping for No Change

Frank Dwyer | Posted 08.23.2011

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Frank Dwyer

Get troops down to Bush levels by 2012, and then run against Bush!...

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President Obama's Drawdown in Afghanistan

Dr. Charles G. Cogan | Posted 08.23.2011

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Dr. Charles G. Cogan

We do not have a moral responsibility in Afghanistan. As President Obama put it in his speech, "America, it is time to focus on nation-building here at home."

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The Afghan Commitment America Needs

Richard N. Haass | Posted 08.23.2011

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Richard N. Haass

The president just announced that "it is time to focus on nation-building at home." He is right. This is a strategic investment in our future competitiveness and capacity to lead; it is not isolationist.

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Amanda Terkel

Key Senator To Obama: Withdraw At Least 15,000 Troops From Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) has put forward a baseline number of troops that the president must announ...

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Obama Expected To Announce Afghanistan Troop Reduction

Los Angeles Times | David S. Cloud and Christi Parsons, Los Angeles Times | Posted 08.20.2011

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President Obama plans to announce a troop reduction in Afghanistan that Pentagon and other administration officials say is expected to bring home abou...

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The Mayors Have Had Enough of These Useless, Costly Wars

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 08.18.2011

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Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe

On Monday, the United States Conference of Mayors is expected to pass a resolution calling for a speedy end of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars so we can use those funds here at home. The mayors are exactly right.

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A Groundswell for Significant Afghanistan Withdrawal

Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe | Posted 08.11.2011

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Robert Greenwald and Derrick Crowe

As President Obama prepares to announce his intentions for how many troops to withdraw from Afghanistan this year, public opinion polls show a significant spike in the number of people who want to see big numbers of troops brought home.

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Amanda Terkel

The War No One Wants

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 08.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The war in Afghanistan is increasingly becoming the war no one wants. Opposition to the conflict is now mainstream, with the vast ma...

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Top Democrat Becomes War Critic

politico.com | DAVID ROGERS | 6/2/11 9:04 PM EDT | Posted 08.03.2011

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With surprising bluntness, the top House Democrat on defense and appropriations is warning that President Barack Obama can’t ignore the growing “w...

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Special Ops Units Seen As Key To Afghanistan Withdrawal

AP | KIMBERLY DOZIER | Posted 07.11.2011

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PAKTIKA, Afghanistan — A hundred or so turbaned, bearded Afghans packed the plastic mats outside the fort, staring skeptically at Afghan officia...

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Taliban Vows To Force NATO Out Before 2014 Pullout

AP | PATRICK QUINN | Posted 05.25.2011

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KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Sunday vowed to force the U.S.-led coalition to abandon Afghanistan before a 2014 date set by the alliance f...

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