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Plan to start troop withdrawal in July 2011

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Afghanistan
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Obama's Afghanistan Strategy
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Plan to start troop withdrawal in July 2011
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Contingent on conditions on the ground in Afghanistan
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Gradual process of transition envisaged
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Start transition of security responsibility to Afghans
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Mission won't end until government can secure, defend and run country
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Encourages the Taliban to disappear for 18 months
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Timetable too long to hold US public support
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Timetable too short for the US to achieve its war aims
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Objectives of Obama's Afghanistan Strategy?
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Response from Hamid Karzai?
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Support from international allies?
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Counter-terrorist activities will be augmented
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Concentration on protecting the population
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Doubling economic assistance to Afghanistan
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Intensive training of the Afghan army and Afghan police
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Key milestones for Afghan govenrment
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Policy change: from defeating the Taliban to "degrading" the Taliban
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Strong early focus on securing the South of Afghanistan
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