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US to leave 10,000 troops in Afghanistan past 2014
Some 10,000 US troops will remain in Afghanistan after NATO combat operations end at the end of 2014, US media reports said Sunday. The plan is in line with recommendations from General John Allen, commander of ISAF forces in Afghanistan.
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The administration of President Barack Obama aims to keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014, The Wall Street Journal reported late Sunday.
Citing unnamed senior US officials, the newspaper said the plan was in line with recommendations presented by General John Allen, commander of US and international forces in Afghanistan, who has proposed a force between 6,000 and 15,000 US troops.
This force will conduct training and counterterrorism operations after the NATO mission in Afghanistan formally concludes at the end of 2014, the report said.
About 67,000 US troops are currently deployed in Afghanistan alongside 37,000 coalition troops and 337,000 local soldiers and police that make up the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF).
The United States and Afghanistan launched crucial talks on November 15 on the status of US forces remaining in Afghanistan after the NATO withdrawal of combat troops in 2014.
The US has stressed that it is not seeking permanent bases in Afghanistan. It is also considered likely to shy away from a security guarantee, which would require it to come to the nation's assistance against aggressors.
That, however, is seen as one of the targets of Afghan negotiators.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is said to be willing to accept a US troop presence post-2014 as long as his key demands are met.
According to the Journal, his main request is that American forces come under the jurisdiction of Afghan courts.
However, the paper said, some defense analysts outside of the US government believe that the training and counterterrorism mission would require a much larger US presence -- perhaps as many as 30,000 troops.
(AFP)
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keep around 10,000 US troops
keep around 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after formal combat operations in that country end in 2014
Why have any US troops in that nation after 2014?
Karzai and his administration are corrupt, its common foe the Taliban are thick headed to consider peace and dialogue.
Must need these troops in that nation to fuel increased defense industry expenditures.
Obama may as well special order 10,000 t-shirts with a bullseye painted onto them cause Afghanistan will get worse before it gets any better.
What do you call 10,000
What do you call 10,000 troops in Afghanistan? Targets!
i want karzai to go first and
i want karzai to go first and make him stay there with the money
he stole and let the next president be a women and the aaf half girls because they are the only ones who care for their rights then we can leave and let the real Afghans run the war against the warlords dope dealers and scum hiding behind Mohammad
can we get rid of the crook
can we get rid of the crook karzai? is he president for life..Didn't he get enough money yet?isn't it time for an election?let a girl run the country and fight as they seem like they believe in freedom more than the men believe in their freedom.
What the Jews think about
What the Jews think about Gentiles (Non-Jews), and
THE REST OF THE WORLD!
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and Insidious Insiders
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LMAO! I remember the debate
LMAO! I remember the debate when the Golden One did not equivocate: All troops home in 2014! We knew it was BS then, and know the 10,000 number is BS now. The lefties bought the package only to find it was a bait and switch scam. How they are howling! They need to go back to making love with their partner(s?)/species of choice and leave international affairs to the grown ups.
LMAO! I remember clearly in
LMAO! I remember clearly in the debate when the Golden One did not equivocate: All the troops home by 2014! We knew it was BS then, and know the 10,000 number is BS now. How the lefties are yelping! They bought the package which was quickly bait and switched. Love it.
Our mere presence in
Our mere presence in countries like Saudi, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc are recruiting tools for Islamic Jihad. In my opinion, we need to draw down our foreign commitments, realign our force structure to fit the multiple threats we face in this century. An ASEAN type alliance in the Far East based upon India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, etc... until we actually study Islam, the motivation of the Arab world, and have a workable strategy regarding the inevitable rise of the PRC/PLA/PLAN we are wasting time, lives, and assets to no purpose. This Administration is not looking outward, or towards improving the future. It may take a horrendous shock to awake the American people to reality, nearly half clearly do not understand the world and how it works.
Whose paying the 1.5 to 3
Whose paying the 1.5 to 3 billion dollars annually cost to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan? Did I hear American's safety-net budget will be cut to fund the project?
Whose providing the funding
Whose providing the funding for 10,000 troops to stay - with a estimate cost between 1.5 to 3 billion dollar annually price tag? What was that,"Coming from our social safety-net did I hear?"