Obama Pledges to Press ahead with Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

2014-01-29 11:05:07 Xinhua Web Editor: Fu Yu

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday pledged to press ahead with a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of this year, challenging the Afghan government to sign a security pact allowing for a limited American military presence in the country.

"Together with our allies, we will complete our mission there by the end of this year, and America's longest war will finally be over," the president said in his annual State of the Union address in Congress.

"If the Afghan government signs a security agreement that we have negotiated, a small force of Americans could remain in Afghanistan with NATO allies," he added.

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