Taliban take comfort in US withdrawal plans: general

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Taliban take comfort in US withdrawal plans: general

Washington (AFP) Aug 24, 2010



President Barack Obama's July 2011 deadline to start withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan has given Taliban insurgents hope they can prevail in the war, the US Marine commandant said on Tuesday.

But General James Conway said the insurgents will be disappointed when they find that no major withdrawal is on the horizon among US forces deployed in the Taliban heartland of southern Afghanistan

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