WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to withdraw roughly 10,000 troops from Afghanistan this year, with one brigade of about 5,000 forces leaving this summer and a second brigade of similar size coming home by the end of the year, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday.
Obama to address nation about Afghanistan on Wednesday
Tuesday, June 21, 2011 | 1:12 p.m. CDT
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