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    10,000 American troops pulled out of Afghanistan

    WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military officials say that President Barack Obama's order to withdraw 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan this year has been accomplished, a little more than a week before the year-end deadline.

    The pullout is the first step in the U.S. military's plan to wind down the war, hand over security to Afghan forces and end the combat role for international troops by the end of 2014.

    It also gives the Obama administration a second war-related accomplishment to tout this month — coming just a week after U.S. officials marked the end of the war in Iraq and the last convoy of American soldiers rumbled out of that country into Kuwait.

    Officials say there are now 91,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan — down from the peak of 101,000 in June.

     
    • Enzi-chan  •  4 mths ago
      I personally know one of those ten thousand. I am happy to know he will be home for Christmas.
      • nasheka 4 mths ago
        I hope you're right.
      • nasheka 4 mths ago
        who are these two?
      • derfla 4 mths ago
        Nasheka C'mon dont push the needle
    • unknown  •  Melbourne, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      Froma Viet Nam Vet Thank you and your son for the service to this country. Sometimes quite often it is worse for the parents as there are long periods of not knowing or not hearing anything. So the parents need a mighty THANK YOU.
      • Ed 4 mths ago
        Big THANKS to you. Got a son in Afghanistan at this moment.
      • Guest 4 mths ago
        I completely agree. Apparently my moms slept on the floor and prayed every time i went. I didn’t know until recently. It has always been harder on the fam than for me. For some reason when you are there you adjust. And not all the deployments were hard some were cushy and others I wrote and re-wrote my letter. But for my fam it was always hell.
      • Rob 4 mths ago
        Sincere thanks indeed .... and to you as well Unknown
    • Merlin1  •  4 mths ago
      why does america have to police the freaking world?
      • Philip 4 mths ago
        I totally agree. Let our friends the Russians,the Chinese or maybe Iran do the policing.We would be much safer in their hands wouldn't we.
      • Don Pablo 4 mths ago
        The military industrial complex commands our elected officials to remain at war with some foreign nation. They are beating the drums right now for us to go to war with Iran. War makes some people very wealthy.
      • the great husky 4 mths ago
        we like it
    • B.B.Plague  •  4 mths ago
      Let's get all the troops back home, they never should've been there in the first place.
      Arab tribesmen have no appreciation for the western way of life. As they should not have.
      This would be to suture another festering wound from the Bush admin. We cannot put Dubya in our wake too quickly
    • Charles  •  Riverton, Wyoming  •  4 mths ago
      Thank all who served .... Bring them all home quick....And to those who gave there lifes may you rest in peace and God Bless your loved ones.. for they will truley be missed...Cut all aid to Afgastan and to Pakastain.. And spend those dollars here at home to help the poor and elderley
    • michele  •  Houston, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      That is great! Time for us to get OUT! of these countries who have no good intention for us -NO GOOD! They just want our money.
      • derfla 4 mths ago
        Michele No good intentions for us all they want is our money? HELLO who's killing maiming destroying those ,as you have it ungrateful recipients of our beneficence .Turn the situation around would YOU jump for joy and gratitude if evil them killed your neighbors and blew your legs off ? GET OFF THE MONEY WORSHIPING and get a dose of HUMAN values
      • E 4 mths ago
        I'd like your money M
      • michele 4 mths ago
        @Derfia, I am not ignorant of U.S. wrongs...the list is far TOO long nor do I make excuses for decisions made by our government leaders. That is why we are in so much mess right now. No money worshipping here and I have a lot of HUMAN values. I know you don't know me and I don't know who you are hanging out with in Harvard, Mass but if you are classifying me and the American public has having no values and being lovers of money, you are ill advised. We DO however realize it TAKES money to get medical care, feed the hungry, pay our taxes, buy a car to get us to work TO HAVE SOME MONEY, pay of our kids education. Now if you find us guilty for TAKE! We be guilty!
    • Bill  •  Battle Creek, Michigan  •  4 mths ago
      ALL ...bring OUR troops home to OUR country...place them on OUR borders and protect OUR citizens...for a change.
      • Gaylord jew jesus christ 4 mths ago
        it's all about money

        cheap mexican slave labor is good for economy

        there are mexican/asian labors just work for food with no pay, insurance.

        americans are trash
      • pwp2999 4 mths ago
        Obama needs his illegals to take care of. He will not stop them.
      • Kenneth 4 mths ago
        Don't blame Obama, the problem has been in this country for centuries! SOme of you just want to place blame on the President. Why didn't you blame all the rest of the Presidents for the illegal issue.
    • EverybodyHasAnOpinion  •  Cypress, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Great! Now get the remaining 91,000 out tomorrow!
    • dropthebomb  •  Albuquerque, New Mexico  •  4 mths ago
      Mr President, "ALL the TROOPS SHOULD BE WITHDRAWN." The president of Afghanistan has "Shown His TRUE COLORS" he has spoken about his distrust of the U.S. of A's Military presence and operations. "Bring our Troops HOME
    • BM  •  Lake Zurich, Illinois  •  4 mths ago
      I have mixed feelings, I am happy they are coming home, but my brother goes there in a couple weeks. I hope that he is safe with less forces around to help. God why cant we just get out of there....
    • ag  •  Studio City, California  •  4 mths ago
      The story not being told is that they are being removed from Iraq and Afghanistan and being positioned in the border of Syria.
    • Raymond  •  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  •  4 mths ago
      seems like nobody has a clue Iraq or afganistan,let me give you people a clue.Iraq was going to have a civil war no matter how long we stayed,afganistan will go back to be lawless as it has always been,they have never had a stable goverment without a outside power being in control.
    • PublicNME  •  4 mths ago
      Thats great news! bring the rest back and cut off the checks going that way too!
    • Norm  •  Atlanta, Georgia  •  4 mths ago
      waste of 1 trillion dollars and soldiers lives just like in Iraq....what's next? invade Iran? Politicians are complete idiots!!!!!!
    • D-man  •  Dallas, Texas  •  4 mths ago
      Were almost done with two needless wars!!! Our young men and women are coming home !! Now lets get back to letting our inteligence groups sneak around and keep an eye on all the nutjobs around the world!!
    • bhosukz  •  Kansas City, Missouri  •  4 mths ago
      If I were some of you people I'd be questoning what is going to become of those troops.
    • Is It Pay Day Yet  •  4 mths ago
      Hey Libtards, I'm sure you know me. You gonna thumb me down when I say
      BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!!!!? I'm a Iraq War Vet, Son was in Afghanistan,our comrades blood is not worth it for these SAVAGES! BRING THEM HOME NOW OBAMA!!!
    • Is It Pay Day Yet  •  4 mths ago
      I want them to come home, this is stupid as all get out. Ever read Afghanistan history on Wikipedia? Its a mess, and a WASTE! Bottom line was when my Son went there, I didn't want him to die there, thank God he didn't! BRING THEM HOME!!! OIF VET 2004
    • stonehawken  •  4 mths ago
      Every American Citizens should be at the airports across the country to welcome these honorable men and women back from serving overseas , May God Bless them and thier families this Holiday Season
    • David  •  Miami, Florida  •  4 mths ago
      To Pat...the war in Afganistan will NEVER be "won" as it wan't in Iraq and it wasn't in Vietnam. I
      applaud your courage and your service...but don't you think it's time we start paying more attention to what we are doing? Thousands have died in these wars...and for what? Nothing has been accomplished in any of them. I remember George Bush saying when we INVADED Iraq..."well
      that guy tried to kill my Dad". Not many people remember that statement...but I do. Come on...
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