In Afghanistan pullout, Pentagon favors phased reduction over 3 years - washingtonpost

The Pentagon is pushing a plan that would keep about 8,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan once the NATO military mission there ends in 2014 but significantly shrink the contingent over the following two years, according to senior U.S. government officials and military officers. -  In Afghanistan pullout, Pentagon favors phased reduction over 3 years