Obama Bets Big on Troop Surge - WSJ.com

Such a firm date for troop drawdowns was unexpected. Administration officials hope that will pressure Kabul to reform its notoriously corrupt government. At the same time, it allows the White House to begin bringing soldiers home ahead of the 2012 elections.

In Kabul, Afghan officials criticized the plan's fixed timetable as unrealistic. "We couldn't solve the Afghanistan problem in eight years, but now the U.S. wants to solve it in eighteen months?. Obama Bets Big on Troop Surge - WSJ.com

Afghan Officials Express Concern
اوباما اعزام 30 هزار عسکرتازهء امریکایی را به افغانستان اعلان کرد