President Obama In Afghanistan -- A News Roundup

In Afghanistan, Obama Pledges Cooperation, Vows To 'Finish The Job' -- CNN

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- President Barack Obama, speaking early Wednesday in Afghanistan at the tail end of a surprise visit there, discussed how the war will end and promised a steady drawdown of U.S. troops.

Obama committed to pulling 23,000 troops out of the country by the end of summer and sticking to the 2014 deadline to turn security fully over to the Afghan government. He said that NATO will set a goal this month for Afghan forces to be in the lead for combat operations next year.

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More News On President Obama's Trip To Afghanistan

Remarks by President Obama in Address to the Nation from Afghanistan: Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan -- White House
Text of Obama’s Speech in Afghanistan -- New York Times

In Speech, Obama Says U.S. Will Stand by Afghans After Troop Withdrawal -- New York Times
Barack Obama says war aims 'within reach' in Afghanistan speech -- The Guardian
In Afghanistan, Obama says wars of 9/11 nearing an end -- McClatchy News
Obama: "New day" on horizon for Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor
Obama in Afghanistan: 'Time of war' is ending -- The Guardian
Obama assures US war's end is near -- Sydney Morning Herald
War Ending, Defeat of al-Qaeda in Reach: Obama -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Obama says defeat of al Qaeda is "within reach" -- CBS
Obama sees 'new day' 1 year after bin Laden raid -- AP
Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan to sign key pact, mark bin Laden raid -- Washington Post
Obama, Karzai Sign US-Afghan Postwar Security Pact -- Voice of America
Obama signs cooperation pact with Afghanistan -- New York Daily News
In Afghanistan, President Obama signals end to the war -- L.A. Times
Highlights of US-Afghanistan strategic partnership deal signed by Obama and Karzai -- Washington Post
Obama Signs Pact in Kabul, Turning Page in Afghan War -- New York Times
Afghanistan accord heavy on symbolism, light on detail -- L.A. Times
Afghanistan War by the Numbers: Lives Lost, Billions Spent -- ABC News