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President Obama Speaks at ISAF Meeting on Afghanistan
President Obama speaks to leaders of the 50 nations that make up the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan before a meeting to discuss the next step in the transition of power there—setting a goal for Afghan forces to take the lead for combat operations across the country in 2013 -- next year -- so that ISAF can move to a supporting role. May 21, 2012.

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Hollande faces NATO wrath over Afghan troop pullout
French President François Hollande's vow to withdraw French troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, two years before NATO's planned pullout, was set to cause friction amongst NATO leaders as they met for a summit in Chicago on Sunday. FRANCE 24 INTERNATIONAL NEWS 24/7 www.france24.com

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President Barack Obama Afghanistan Speech From Bagram Air Base - Ending the War in Afghanistan
US President Barack Obama addresses the nation during his surprise visit to Afghanistan. May 1, 2012

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Obama cements Afghan stay year after Bin Laden's death
Bombs and gunfire have struck the Afghan capital Kabul... shortly after a visit by Barack Obama. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said the attacks were in retaliation for the US president's visit. Afghan police say suicide bombers attacked a compound where foreign workers live. At least seven people have been killed and almost 20 injured. The US president's visit to Kabul came one year since the killing of Osama Bin Laden by American special forces. In a speech at Bagram airbase, Obama admitted Washington is holding direct talks with the Taliban and said many in the terrorist group are interested in peace. Obama and Karzai also signed an agreement outlining ties in the decade after the planned US troop pullout in 2014. RT's Gayane Chichakyan has more. RT on Twitter twitter.com RT on Facebook www.facebook.com

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Watch President Obama's Full Speech From Afghanistan
Click for more analysis here: to.pbs.org During a surprise visit Tuesday to Afghanistan, where he signed an agreement outlining the US role there after most NATO forces leave in 2014, President Barack Obama said he knew many Americans are tired of the war, but underscored a need to "finish the job." "Our goal is to destroy al-Qaida, and we are on a path to do exactly that," Mr. Obama said. The election-year speech aired live in the US during prime-time hours. Watch the president's full speech above.

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Obama: 'Afghans Responsible for Security'
Obama Afghanistan Speech: 'Afghans Responsible for Security'

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Obama Touts End to Afghan War, But Critics See Election-Year Guise for Prolonged Occupation
DemocracyNow.org - On a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Obama marked the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Osama bin Laden and announced the signing of a long-term strategic partnership with the Afghan government. In a speech to the US public, Obama said the agreement heralds, "a future in which the war ends, and a new chapter begins." We're joined by writer Tariq Ali and former US diplomat Ann Wright, who helped reopen the US embassy in Kabul in 2001. To watch the complete independent, weekday news hour, read the transcript and download the podcast, please visit www.democracynow.org. FOLLOW DEMOCRACY NOW! ONLINE Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: @democracynow Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com Listen on SoundCloud: www.soundcloud.com Daily Email News Digest: www.democracynow.org Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today, visit www.democracynow.org

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Pres. Obama says new Afghan partnership aim is Peace
President Obama's surprise visit to Afghanistan is marked with the signing of a new strategic partnership for peace.

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President Obama Speaks on Ending the War in Afghanistan
President Obama addresses the nation from Afghanistan after signing a historic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan that defines a new kind of relationship between our countries -- a future in which Afghans are responsible for the security of their nation, we build an equal partnership between two sovereign states, and a future in which the war ends, and a new chapter begins.

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Obama: US 'Heartbroken' by Afghan Killings
President Barack Obama says he is directing the Pentagon to do a very thorough investigation of the weekend killings of Afghan civilians, allegedly by a US soldier. (March 13) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly

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Obama 'Ends' Afghan War
President Obama met with the troops in Afghanistan, signed a strategic partnership agreement with Hamid Karzai and then gave a speech directed towards American voters. The President said that the war began and will end in Afghanistan. But is the plan he laid out really an end or just a middle ground? Retired LTC Anthony Shaffer joins the show to discuss. Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com

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President Obama in Afghanistan on unannounced trip to sign agreement on US post-war role
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Under intense security and the cover of night, President Barack Obama slipped into Afghanistan on Tuesday. He's there to sign an agreement aimed at cementing a lasting US commitment to the nation after the long and unpopular war comes to an end. For about seven hours, Obama is to be on the ground in Afghanistan, where the United States has been engaged in war in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks more than decade ago. The trip carries major symbolic significance for the president as US commander in chief. And it allows him to showcase what the White House considers the fruit of Obama's refocused war effort: the killing a year ago of 9-11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. Air Force One touched down late at night local time at Bagram Air Field, the main US base here. Media traveling with Obama on the 13-hour flight had to agree to keep it secret until Obama had safely finished a helicopter flight to the nation's capital, Kabul, where Taliban insurgents still launch lethal attacks. Obama is joining Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign an agreement that will broadly govern the US role in Afghanistan after the American combat mission stops at the end of 2014 -- 13 years after it began.

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President Obama Address from Afghanistan (May 1, 2012)
President Barack Obama delivers an address to the American people on US policy and the war in Afghanistan during his visit to Bagram Air Base. President Obama vowed to continue drawing down US troop levels, committing to pull 23000 out by the end of the summer and sticking to a 2014 deadline to turn security fully over to the Afghan government. President Obama earlier thanked US troops for their service and signed an agreement on cooperating with Afghanistan. His surprise trip to Afghanistan comes on the first anniversary of the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden in neighboring Pakistan. Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

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Afghanistan Withdrawal: 2014 or 2024?
President Barack Obama has essentially declared that the war in Afghanistan is over, but is it? Most troops are supposed to leave by 2014, but based on the strategic partnership agreement signed by Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the withdrawal date for the remaining troops will be 2024. The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down. www.huffingtonpost.com Subscribe to The Young Turks: bit.ly Find out how to watch The Young Turks on Current by clicking here: www.current.com The Largest Online New Show in the World. Facebook: www.facebook.com Twitter: twitter.com Google+: www.gplus.to Pinterest: pinterest.com

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President Obama APOLOGIZES to Afghans For Burning Koran?
ARE YOU KIDDING? President Obama offers "sincere apology" to the Afghan people over the inadvertant buring of a BOOK? Would he take a stand if someone were to burn the BIBLE? www.dailymail.co.uk

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Obama: NATO 'Unified' on Afghan Exit Plan
President Barack Obama says he and NATO leaders are 'unified' on an exit plan from the war in Afghanistan. Speaking from Chicago, Obama affirmed Monday that he and world leaders will close the largely stalemated conflict at the end of 2014. (May 21) Subscribe to the Associated Press: bit.ly Download AP Mobile: www.ap.org Associated Press on Facebook: apne.ws Associated Press on Twitter: apne.ws Associated Press on Google+: bit.ly

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Exit Rush: No cash, no Afghanistan?
There's been a surge of violence in Afghanistan - with bomb blast in the north of the country killing at least nine people. The escalation comes as the country prepares to take full control of security in more areas - and a week before NATO's summit in Chicago. And, as Tesa Arcilla reports, Alliance support for ongoing involvement in the embattled nation has never been lower. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.

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'Obama, most pro-war US president'
The United States and Afghanistan have signed an agreement to extend the US presence in the war-torn country to another decade beyond 2014. Shortly after arriving in Afghanistan under cover late on Tuesday night, US President Barack Obama signed a deal with his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai to provide aid, advisers, and support for a period of 10 years after the expected departure of foreign combat troops in 2014, CBS News reported. Press TV has conducted an interview with author and Afghanistan expert, Mohammed Daud Miraki to further discuss the issue.

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OBAMA & Afghan President KARZAI press conference at NATO Chicago Summit 2012 (5/20/2012)
5/20/2012 - President Barack Obama meeting with President Karzai at the NATO Chicago Summit, talk to the press regarding Afghanistan's future.

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Panetta: Soldier could face death penalty; Obama;"US 'heartbroken' over Afghan killings"
The US Army soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan men, women and children in a house-to-house shooting rampage could face the death penalty, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. Afghan protesters angered by the weekend killings of 16 civilians blocked a major highway Tuesday as US President Barack Obama said US officials were "heartbroken" by the deaths. A US Army sergeant is accused of killing the Afghan villagers in what top commanders say was a rampage Sunday morning near Kandahar. A protest in Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan, drew hundreds of people Tuesday, with demonstrators blocking the highway to Kabul, provincial government spokesman Ahmad Zaii Abdulzai said. "We are in the process of trying to reopen," Abdulzai told CNN. Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued a fresh denunciation of the attack Tuesday. And in Washington, Obama told reporters that "the United States takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murdered." "We are heartbroken at the loss of innocent life," he said. "The killing of innocent civilians is outrageous, and it is unacceptable. It is not who we are as a country and it does not represent our military."

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Obama Confident Afghans Can Take Security Lead
President Barack Obama says Afghanistan is on track to place the entire country's security under the lead of Afghan forces in 2013, relegating US-led NATO troops to a support role a year ahead of the planned withdrawal of all NATO forces. (May 21)

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Weekly Address: A New Chapter in Afghanistan
President Obama calls on Congress to take the money we are no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our debt, and use the other half to rebuild America.

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Obama Flops On Troops In Afghanistan
President Obama announced a timetable for withdrawing 10000 troops from Afghanistan. Cenk Uygur explains why this number is woefully low. The Largest Online News Show in the World. Facebook: www.facebook.com Subscribe: bit.ly TYT Mobile: bit.ly Twitter: twitter.com www.theyoungturks.com FREE Movies(!): www.netflix.com Read Ana's blog and subscribe at: www.examiner.com Read Cenk's Blog: www.huffingtonpost.com

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President Obama Speaks to Troops in Afghanistan
During a surprise visit to Afghanistan, President Obama speaks to the troops at Bagram Air Base.

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Senators on Obama's Afghan drawdown plan
Sen. Bob Corker, R - Tenn., and Sen. Robert Menendez, D - NJ, speak to Erica Hill about President Obama's troop drawdown plan for Afghanistan and what they would like to hear.

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