About 25,000 Troops May Be Needed in Afghanistan After 2014, Planners Say

[ProSense]

4. This is

"it wasn't announced how many U.S. troops would remain in Afghanistan past 2014 "

...a ridiculous article. It wasn't announced because it's more than a year and a half away.

It's also highly offensive:

One U.S. officer says that not only can many Afghan soldiers not read or write, but many can't even count. The U.S. tries to get around that in some novel ways. In some cases trainers draw a rectangle in the dirt for Afghan commanders who can't tell how many soldiers they should have. The Americans say that if the soldiers standing at attention fill the rectangle, that's a full complement.

What the hell does that have to do with ending the war?