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| US, Afghanistan Agree on US Exit from Wardak |
| 2013-03-20 |
| U.S. official General Joseph Dunford announced Wednesday that departing troops in Wardak will be replaced with Afghan army and police officers. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered the expulsion of U.S. troops from the province after villagers alleged the troops were responsible for torturing and killing civilians -- an allegation strongly denied by the United States. The U.S. has been reluctant to pull troops from the area because of fears that an abrupt exit could allow insurgents to strengthen their presence in the area and use it as a base to attack Kabul, only 25 kilometers away. |
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