Panetta: U.S. to Wind Down Combat Mission in Afghanistan Next Year

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By Yochi J. Dreazen, National Journal

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the U.S.-led NATO coalition would end its combat role in Afghanistan next year, the clearest indication yet that the Obama administration is accelerating its plans to wind down the long and unpopular Afghan war. “Hopefully by mid- to the latter part of 2013, we’ll be able to make a transition from a combat role to a training, advise, and assist role,” The Washington Post said Panetta told reporters accompanying him to Brussels.
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Posted: Thu, 02/02/2012 - 1:08pm