Coalition special operations forces prepare to board CH-47 Chinook helicopters as part of a two-day presence patrol with Afghan commandos in Sar-e Takht village in Afghanistan's Farah province, Feb. 27, 2012. The special operations forces work with commandos to protect communities and eradicate insurgent activity in the region. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle McNally
US Withdrawal From Afghanistan: The Plan For 2012, 2013, And 2014 -- Long War Journal
In June 2011, President Obama announced that the US would begin withdrawing military forces from Afghanistan and transferring responsibility for security to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The US goal is to be substantially out of Afghanistan by 2014, with ANSF responsible for the entire country. The implementation plan for 2012 has been publicized over the past nine months and is recapped below. The plan for 2013 is now emerging; what is known is summarized here for the first time. The plan for 2014 is still speculative.
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New report lifts lid on torture in Afghan prisons -- Khaleej Times/AFP
Report: US sent detainees to banned Afghan prisons -- Boston.com/AP
Russia says US must fulfill UN mandate in Afghanistan -- Space War
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Afghan shooting charges expected this week -- Sydney Morning Herald
Afghanistan acts to curb flight of capital -- CNN
Afghanistan acts to curb flight of capital -- Financial Times
Afghanistan and the future of COIN -- Brian M Downing, Asia Times
Falling In and Out of War -- Bill Keller, New York Times
Groups Report on the Continued Transfer of Detainees to Afghan Prisons -- New York Times
New report lifts lid on torture in Afghan prisons -- Khaleej Times/AFP
Report: US sent detainees to banned Afghan prisons -- Boston.com/AP
Russia says US must fulfill UN mandate in Afghanistan -- Space War
Retired general: Afghan killings fallout could mean troops return within weeks -- CNN
Robert Bales, Afghanistan massacre suspect, to meet with lawyer -- New York Daily News
Soldier Suspected In Massacre To Meet With Lawyer Today -- NPR
Afghan shooting charges expected this week -- Sydney Morning Herald
Afghanistan acts to curb flight of capital -- CNN
Afghanistan acts to curb flight of capital -- Financial Times
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Obama's Afghanistan Disaster -- James Kitfield, The Atlantic
New report lifts lid on torture in Afghan prisons -- Khaleej Times/AFP
Report: US sent detainees to banned Afghan prisons -- Boston.com/AP
Russia says US must fulfill UN mandate in Afghanistan -- Space War
Retired general: Afghan killings fallout could mean troops return within weeks -- CNN
Robert Bales, Afghanistan massacre suspect, to meet with lawyer -- New York Daily News
Soldier Suspected In Massacre To Meet With Lawyer Today -- NPR
Afghan shooting charges expected this week -- Sydney Morning Herald
Afghanistan acts to curb flight of capital -- CNN
Afghanistan acts to curb flight of capital -- Financial Times
Afghanistan and the future of COIN -- Brian M Downing, Asia Times
Falling In and Out of War -- Bill Keller, New York Times
Afghanistan Setbacks May Lead to Pre-Election U.S. Exit -- Noah Feldman, Bloomberg
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The End of the Afghan War and a Battle of Semantics -- James Kitfield, National Journal/The Atlantic Wire
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