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Withdrawal: Obama charts end to Afghan war by 2016

By Julie Pace

Published May 27, 2014 10:05pm ET

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Withdrawal: Obama charts end to Afghan war by 2016 — President Barack Obama speaks about the future of US troops in Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 27, 2014, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. The president will seek to keep 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan after the war formally ends later this year and then will withdraw most of those forces by the end of 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

WASHINGTON (AP) — Charting an end to America’s longest war, President Barack Obama announced plans Tuesday for keeping nearly 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after this year but then withdrawing virtually all by the close of 2016 and the conclusion of his presidency.

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