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Announcing that 34,000 American troops will be withdrawn

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from Afghanistan in the next one year, Obama showed confidence of ending a decade-long war by the end of 2014. "In the agenda we have identified for main areas of discussion - political transition, security transition, economic transition and specific cooperation projects," Sinha said. The recent meeting hosted in the UK by British Prime Minister David Cameron for presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan is also understood to have been discussed during the meet. The UK meeting was also attended by top spies and military generals from the three countries.

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First Published: Feb 19 2013 | 4:40 PM IST

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