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June 21, 2011

Obama to Announce Plan for Troop Withdrawals from Afghanistan 
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President Barack Obama is planning to unveil his plan for a gradual
drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on Wednesday. Mc Clatchy
Newspapers reports Obama is expected to call for an initial reduction of
5,000 troops this year, followed by another 5,000 soldiers next spring,
and then 23,000 more by the end of 2012. Under the plan, the United
States would still have some 67,000 troops, plus thousands of
contractors, in Afghanistan at the start of 2013—the same total as
before last year's surge.



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