Obama: US on track to begin drawing down troops in Afghanistan next year

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Obama: Withdrawal from Afghanistan on track

Obama: US on track to begin drawing down troops in Afghanistan next year

Staff
AP News

President Barack Obama says the U.S. is still on track to begin bringing troops home from Afghanistan in July of next year.

Obama says there have been steady signs of progress since he increased the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan late last year. But he said progress takes time and cautioned that the U.S. must commit to a long-term partnership with Afghanistan.

Speaking during a joint news conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai(HAH'-mihd KAR'-zeye), Obama said he is in constant discussions with his commanders in Afghanistan about how to execute the troop withdrawal. Karzai is in Washington for a series of meetings this week.