President Obama announced Wednesday his plans to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, and a total of 33,000 by the end of next summer. “After this initial reduction, our troops will continue coming home at a steady pace,” Obama promised during the 13-minute speech from the White House East […]

Afghanistan — Army Gen. David Petraeus told ABC News in an interview that even after nine years of war, it would be dishonest for him to promise that achievement. “I think-no commander ever is going to come out and say, ‘I’m confident that we can do this.’ I think that you say that you assess […]

Washington- Just be patient, Joe Biden says. America’s longest war will totally be over … in four years. The vice president declared 2014 as the “drop-dead date” for the Afghanistan pullout on Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” echoing similar sentiments from the night before on CNN. While it was never clear exactly when the U.S. […]

President Obama remains committed to beginning a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan next July,  a White House spokesman said on Monday, playing down recent remarks by the American military commander in Afghanistan that he might recommend a delay if conditions warrant.