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Hagel Says Hell Focus On Troops In Afghanistan Visit
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with senior Afghan leaders shortly after arriving in Afghanistan, but said his visit is aimed mostly at encouraging and thanking U.S. troops deployed for the holidays.
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Afghanistan won't bow to U.S. "Pressure" Over security pact - official:

A senior aide to Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused the United States on Friday of trying to pressure elements of his government to accept a security deal that would shape the post-2014 U.S. Military presence in the country. Ref. Source 5

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Philip Giraldi: Why Remain in Afghanistan?: Op-Ed:

A final possible reason for staying in Afghanistan is more-or-less invisible, and that would be Washington's saving face for having killed thousands of people and wasted hundreds of billions of dollars Ref. Source 4

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Six U.S. Soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan today, a U.S. Defense official says. It appears the helicopter's engine failed, the official added.

The soldiers were part of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, which supports the Afghanistan government in fighting insurgents. Ref. USAToday

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Big rollbacks in Afghanistan predicted

A new U.S. Intelligence estimate predicts that gains the United States and allies have made in the Afghanistan war in the past three years will be significantly rolled back by 2017, even if some U.S. Troops remain, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing officials familiar with the report. Ref. Source 3

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CNN/ORC Poll: Just 17% of Americans support war in Afghanistan; majority wants U.S. Troops out before Dec. 2014 deadline.

Americans' support for the war in Afghanistan has dipped below 20%, according to a new CNN/ORC International poll, making the longest U.S. Military conflict arguably its most unpopular war as well. Just 17% of those questioned say they support the 12-year-long war, down from 52% in December 2008. Opposition to the conflict now stands at 82%, up from 46% five years ago.

The survey, conducted December 16-19, also indicates that a majority of Americans would like to see U.S. Troops pull out of Afghanistan before the December 2014 deadline. Ref. CNN

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Gallup Poll: More Americans Now Believe Afghan War Was a Mistake:

The Gallup survey found for the first time since the war began in 2001 that more people were against the war than in favor by a margin of 49 percent to 48 percent. Ref. Source 4

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U.S. Weighs keeping 3,000 occupation force troops in Afghanistan after 2014:

Barack Obama is considering a U.S. Military presence in Afghanistan beyond this year would leave behind 3,000 troops, based in Kabul and at the American installation at Bagram, U.S. Officials said. Ref. Source 3