[h=3]By ADAM ENTOUS And JULIAN E. BARNES[/h]WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama, in Tuesday's State of the Union speech, will announce that 34,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan over the next year, a source familiar with the speech said.
ReutersA U.S. soldier provides security in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
The move signals a sharp acceleration in the U.S. drawdown from Afghanistan from the 66,000 American troops now in the country.
Officials said a decision has yet to be made on the size of a post-2014 U.S. troops presence.
The source said Mr. Obama will say in the State of the Union that 34,000 troops "will be back from Afghanistan a year from tonight."
Write to Adam Entous at [email protected] and Julian E. Barnes at [email protected]
• Invalid email address.
• You can't enter more than 20 emails.
• Seperate multiple addresses with Commas.
• Must enter an email address.
• You must enter the verification code below to send.
• Invalid entry: Please type the verification code again.
ReutersA U.S. soldier provides security in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
The move signals a sharp acceleration in the U.S. drawdown from Afghanistan from the 66,000 American troops now in the country.
Officials said a decision has yet to be made on the size of a post-2014 U.S. troops presence.
The source said Mr. Obama will say in the State of the Union that 34,000 troops "will be back from Afghanistan a year from tonight."
Write to Adam Entous at [email protected] and Julian E. Barnes at [email protected]
• Invalid email address.
• You can't enter more than 20 emails.
• Seperate multiple addresses with Commas.
• Must enter an email address.
• You must enter the verification code below to send.
• Invalid entry: Please type the verification code again.