SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — An Army soldier recovering from injuries suffered in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan has been shot at his homecoming party, and family members say he’s paralyzed and in critical condition. SEE ALSO: Brain-Eating Amoeba Deaths Increasing Christopher Sullivan, 22, was shot late Friday while trying to break up a fight […]
President Obama announced Wednesday his plans to withdraw 10,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, and a total of 33,000 by the end of next summer. “After this initial reduction, our troops will continue coming home at a steady pace,” Obama promised during the 13-minute speech from the White House East […]
Washington- Just be patient, Joe Biden says. America’s longest war will totally be over … in four years. The vice president declared 2014 as the “drop-dead date” for the Afghanistan pullout on Friday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” echoing similar sentiments from the night before on CNN. While it was never clear exactly when the U.S. […]
WASHINGTON (McClatchy)— The Obama administration has decided to begin publicly walking away from what it once touted as key deadlines in the war in Afghanistan in an effort to de-emphasize President Barack Obama’s pledge that he’d begin withdrawing U.S. forces in July 2011, administration and military officials have told McClatchy. The new policy will be […]
President Obama remains committed to beginning a withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan next July, a White House spokesman said on Monday, playing down recent remarks by the American military commander in Afghanistan that he might recommend a delay if conditions warrant.
