Afghan War Commander Gives Options for After ’14

WASHINGTON — Gen. John R. Allen, the senior American commander in Afghanistan, has submitted military options to the Pentagon that would keep 6,000 to 20,000 American troops in Afghanistan after 2014, defense officials said on Wednesday. - Afghan War Commander Gives Options for After 2014
With U.S. Set to Leave Afghanistan, Echoes of 1989 - nytimes