Obama Orders Troop Cuts in Afghanistan
Obama Orders Cuts in ‘Surge’ Troops in Afghanistan
Voice of America
US President Barack Obama announced he is withdrawing 10,000 US troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year and will bring home a total of 33,000 troops by the middle of next year. In a nationally televised address, the president said is he able to make the withdrawals because the United States and its allies are meeting their goals in Afghanistan.
He said the withdrawal will begin in July. He said that by 2014, the process of transition will be complete, and the Afghan people will be responsible for their own security…
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Text of Obama’s Speech on Afghanistan – AP
Obama Orders Troop Cuts in Afghanistan – NYT
Obama: Time for ‘Nation Building’ at Home – WP
Obama: Time to Withdraw Troops – WT
Obama Calls for Faster Troop Cuts in Afghanistan – LAT
Obama: 30,000-plus Surge Troops Leaving Afghanistan – AP
Obama Orders Withdrawal of 33,000 Troops – BBC
Obama Sets Plan to Start US Exit From Afghanistan – Reuters
Obama Declares Beginning of End of Afghan War – AFP
Obama Details Plan to Withdraw US Troops from Afghanistan – CSM
Obama to Withdraw 33,000 Troops from Afghanistan by 2012 – DT
Obama Announces US Troop Withdrawals from Afghanistan – USAT
Beginning of the End of the Afghanistan War – CBS
Drawdown Troops, Step Up Diplomacy in Afghanistan – Bloomberg
Obama’s Tough Balancing Act – WSJ
Obama to Send Surge Troops Home by Sept 2012 – Politico
Drawdown in Afghanistan will Shift Tactics in War – WP
2012 Troop Pullback Worries Military Experts – NYT
Strategy Changes will Test US Forces – WP
Troop Cuts Herald Shift in US Approach – AP
NATO Allies Have a Head Start on Afghan Withdrawal – NYT
NATO Welcomes Obama’s Afghan Plan – AP
French Troops to Progressively Leave Afghanistan – AP
Germany Welcomes Obama’s Afghan Plan – AP
PM Says Australian Troops to Stay in Afghanistan – AP
Is the Afghan Army Ready for US Withdrawal? – BBC
Fears Abound Over Toll on Afghan Economy – NYT
US Troop Cut May Also Bring Risky Cuts in Afghan Aid – Reuters
Karzai: Afghan Youth to Lead as US Troops Go – AP
Drawing Down, With a Vigilant Eye on Pakistan – NYT
Obama’s Afghanistan Drawdown Has Bipartisan Backing – USAT
As Politics of War Shift, Risks for Obama Ease – NYT
The Way Out? – NYT editorial
Obama May be Sabotaging his Own Strategy – WP editorial
Withdrawals Don’t Solve Weaknesses Afghan Strategy – BG editorial
US Troop Drawdown and the Future of the Mission – Brookings opinion
Political Calculation Rather than Military Judgment – DT opinion
Strategic Drawdown or Rush for the Door? – TG opinion
Obama: The Postwar Era Begins Now – WP opinion
A Pivot Point in Afghanistan – LAT opinion
The Real Question: How to Achieve Afghanization – CNN opinion
Decisiveness in Obama’s Afghanistan Speech – WP opinion
