U.s. Plans To Halt Afghan Combat Role Early (reuters)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen holds a doorstep statement ahead of a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels February 2, 2012. Rasmussen said on Thursday the alliance should stand by its previously agreed plan to wind down operations in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, with any changes to the schedule coordinated with allies. REUTERS/Sebastien Pirlet (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY)Reuters – The United States appears to have taken Kabul by surprise by announcing plans to end its Afghan combat role earlier than expected, and coinciding with a secret report that the Taliban is confident it can grab back control of the ravaged country.

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