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Tech. Sgt. Jeff Hedglin of the 58th Rescue Squadron scans for threats after taking ground fire during a mission aboard a Pavehawk CASEVAC helicopter in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, on Tuesday July 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010
(CNSNews.com) – U.S. Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, the commander of the NATO training mission in Afghanistan, indicated Tuesday that U.S. forces will still be fighting in Afghanistan in 2014. He said current plans aim to have "Afghan security forces in the lead" and U.S. forces in supporting roles by Dec. 31, 2014--more than four years from now.
President Obama has said that U.S. forces will begin withdrawing from Afghanistan in July 2011. But Lt. Gen. Caldwell's statement today indicates that the drawdown will still be in progress three-and-a-half years after it begins.
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