Obama to announce major troop drawdown from Afghanistan
President Obama plans a phased retreat from Afghanistan, recalling about 10,000 troops within a year. The plan begins with 5,000 recalled this summer and another 5,000 by 2012, with remaining forces possibly returning or shifting to training Afghan forces by 2014.
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Delayed Okinawa Marine Base Relocation Agreement Reached
The United States and Japan agreed to push back the Futenma relocation deadline after security talks. Officials said the plan to move Marine air station facilities on Okinawa would proceed and be completed at the earliest possible date after 2014, despite local opposition and lingering tensions.
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