U.S. Air Force Capt. (Dr.) Michael Madsen plays with an Afghan child during a visit to his village in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Oct. 26, 2011. Madsen is the senior medical officer assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Grovert Fuentes-ContrerasAnalysts See Shift Coming For U.S. Role In Afghanistan -- Stars and Stripes
WASHINGTON — Although Defense Department officials insisted Thursday that the U.S. mission in Afghanistan has not shifted, foreign policy and security experts say, formal declaration or not, an accelerating trajectory toward full U.S. withdrawal in 2014 is causing aspects of the U.S. approach to change.
Pentagon officials would not confirm a Wall Street Journal report quoting unnamed administration officials saying U.S. strategy may soon undergo a major shift, downplaying the conventional U.S. combat role while focusing on targeted counterterrorist actions and training Afghan troops. Faster troop withdrawals could result, the Journal said.
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U.S. Explores Faster Afghan Handover -- Wall Street Journal
US weighs shift in strategy in Afghanistan war -- AFP
No change or shift in US strategy in Afghanistan: Pentagon -- Times of India
Pakistan says will work with Afghanistan on border -- AFP
Afghanistan Consults Neighbors on Security -- New York Times
At meeting, Afghanistan’s neighbors promise cooperation and aid -- Washington Post
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