Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Voice of America: Afghanistan Welcomes Obama Plan for Drawdown

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Afghanistan Welcomes Obama Plan for Drawdown
Feb 13th 2013, 17:23

The Afghan government has welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement that the United States will withdraw 34,000 troops from Afghanistan over the next year. Mr. Obama made the promise Tuesday in his annual State of the Union address. He said about half of the U.S. forces currently serving in Afghanistan -- roughly 34,000 -- will be home within a year. The office of Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Wednesday that Mr. Obama's announcement is "something Afghanistan has ...

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