WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's withdrawal plan for Afghanistan marks the beginning of the end of a troop-intensive approach to countering a Taliban insurgency that until recent months had fought the U.S. and its NATO allies to a standstill.
ANALYSIS: Troop cuts herald shift in U.S. approach
Wednesday, June 22, 2011 | 9:22 p.m. CDT;
updated 3:18 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 19, 2011
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