Wednesday, February 26, 2014

President Obama Orders The Pentagon To Prepare For A Complete Withdrawal From Afghanistan (Updated)



Obama to Karzai: No Post-2014 Presence Without Signed Security Agreement -- Voice of America

THE WHITE HOUSE — President Obama called Afghan President Karzai on Tuesday to reiterate that there will be no U.S. troop presence on the ground in Afghanistan unless the Afghan government signs a bilateral security agreement.

Before they spoke on the phone Tuesday, Obama and Karzai were not known to have spoken for months.

The Afghan leader has refused to sign the Bilateral Security Agreement that the United States and NATO insist is necessary to plan for a post-2014 troop presence to support counter-terrorism and training of Afghan forces.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney expressed growing concerns on Tuesday.

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More News On Reports That President Obama Is Considering The Zero Option For Afghanistan

Contingency Plans Begin for Possible Full Afghanistan Withdrawal -- US Department of Defense
Obama Warns Karzai of a Pullout, But Keeps U.S. Options Open -- Wall Street Journal
Obama Tells Karzai He Is Moving Ahead Without Him -- New York Times
Obama to Karzai: U.S. troops prepping to leave -- Washington Times
Obama orders Pentagon to prepare for complete withdrawal from Afghanistan -- Washington Post
Pentagon Readies Plans For Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan -- NBC
Obama speaks with Karzai, presses on post-combat security agreement -- McClatchy News
Obama tells Karzai U.S. will plan for 2014 withdrawal from Afghanistan -- UPI
US warns Afghanistan of complete troop pullout without security deal -- Deutsche Welle
Obama Tells Pentagon to Prepare for Complete Afghan Pullout -- Voice of America
Obama Asks Pentagon to Prepare for Full Afghan Withdrawal -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Obama warns Karzai on security deal -- Global Post/AFP
Obama orders Pentagon to prepare for full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan -- The Guardian
Obama tells Pentagon to plan for Afghan pullout -- Washington Post/AP
Obama prepared to leave no troops in Afghanistan after 2014 -- Reuters
Obama asks Pentagon for complete Afghanistan withdrawal plan, speaks with Karzai -- FOX News
US planning full Afghan pullout, Obama tells Karzai -- BBC
US plans full troop pullout from Afghanistan -- Al Jazeera
Obama Warns Karzai on Security Deal -- Naharnet
Obama warns Karzai he's running out of time for BSA -- USA Today
NATO To Hold Crunch Afghanistan Talks As Obama Weighs Military 'Zero Option' -- The Guardian
Obama about to repeat Iraq disaster -- Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post
Readout of President Obama’s Call with President Karzai -- White House

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