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May 4, 2011

France and US consider faster exit from Afghanistan due to death of Osama bin Laden

By the AP

France and US consider faster exit from Afghanistan due to death of Osama bin Laden

US Army soldiers drive past a Blackhawk helicopter in Kandahar, March 27, 2011.

From the AP:  The French foreign minister says France and the U.S. are considering the possibility of speeding up their timetable of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan after Osama bin Laden’s death. . . .

Now that bin Laden is dead, [Alain] Juppe said accelerating the planned withdrawal by 2014 is "one of the options we’re going to consider. The Americans are also thinking about it."  (photo: Getty)

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