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They're Coming Home: 33,000 More U.S. Troops To Withdraw From Afghanistan By End Of 2012 -- Daily Mail
The number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan is set to plummet by 33,000 by the end of next year - leaving Afghan forces increasingly on the frontline.
Thousands more across the 49-nation coalition will withdraw, shrinking the foreign military footprint in the country by a total of 40,000.
In June of this year, the U.S. had 101,000 troops in Afghanistan - the peak of its military presence in the decade-long war.
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International force in Afghanistan will shrink by 40,000 by close of next year -- Washington Post/AP
U.S. suspects NATO forces lured into deadly raid -- USA Today/AP
Afghans say commando unit was attacked before airstrike was called on Pakistan -- Washington Post
US military chief declines to apologise for airstrike deaths -- The Telegraph
Military looks at supply routes away from Pakistan -- Stars and Stripes
Pakistan to Boycott Afghanistan Meeting Over Deadly NATO Raid -- FOX News/AP
Pakistan boycotts Bonn conference on Afghanistan's future -- The Guardian
Angry Pakistan to boycott Afghanistan talks -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Pakistan to shun Afghan conference -- CNN
Pakistan to boycott talks on Afghanistan -- Al Jazeera
ISAF Joint Command morning operational update -- Dvids
Combined Force Captures Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
Dempsey: Surge has worked in Afghanistan -- UPI
Allen Welcomes Latest Stage of Afghanistan Transition -- US Department of Defense
Militants Turn to Death Squads in Afghanistan -- New York Times
US general orders troops retrained after 7 Afghan civilians accidentally killed in operation -- Washington Post/AP
NATO to Retrain All Troops in Afghanistan in Protecting Civilians -- Voice of America
NATO pledges to retrain forces to stem Afghan civilian deaths -- L.A. Times
NATO Vows To Retrain Troops After Afghan Deaths -- Radio Free Europe
Afghan $12 billion training cost will have to be shared -- Reuters
Postwar U.S.-Afghanistan ties are expected to remain rocky -- L.A. Times
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