President Obama And Afghan President Karzai Agree To Speed-Up The Transition Of U.S. Troops Into A Support Role

President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai had an animated talk in the Oval Office on Friday. Jason Reed/Reuters

US Troops Will End 'Most' Afghanistan Combat This Spring -- BBC

US troops in Afghanistan will end "most" combat operations this spring, US President Barack Obama and Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai have agreed.

They said US troops were expected to switch to a support role, slightly earlier than originally scheduled, as Afghan forces take the security lead.

The two leaders also backed the holding of talks in Doha, Qatar, between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

Most of the 66,000 US troops in Afghanistan are due to leave in 2014.

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