Allen: Afghanistan drawdown halfway done
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KABUL, Afghanistan — The top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan said Sunday that this year’s pullout of 23,000 American troops is at the halfway mark. But he cautioned against putting too much emphasis on the drawdown, saying that foreign troops will fight through 2014 when the NATO combat mission ends — and beyond....
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/0...y-done-072212/
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