Obama: Afghanistan troop drawdown won't be steep - washingtonpost

OSLO -- President Barack Obama said Thursday that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, set to start in 19 months, will be gradual and U.S. aid to that nation will last for years.

"We're not going to see some sharp cliff, some precipitous drawdown," Obama told reporters in Oslo, where he traveled to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. - Obama: Afghanistan troop drawdown won't be steep

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