Obama likely to bring 10K troops home this year

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will map a course for drawing down the nearly 10-year war in Afghanistan Wednesday, when he is expected to set a target of bringing home about 30,000 troops by the end of 2012.

The president is likely to pull out 10,000 troops home by the end of this year, administration and Pentagon officials said, and aim to bring another 20,000 home by the end of next year.

The initial withdrawal is expected to happen in two phases, with 5,000 troops coming home this summer and an additional 5,000 by the end of the year, a senior U.S.

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