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ABC News Gates: Troop withdrawal from Afghanistan should leave combat power intact as ... Washington Post By AP, FORWARD OPERATING BASE WALTON, Afghanistan — A soon-to-begin US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan should leave combat power intact as long as possible to press an anti-Taliban offensive, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. ... Afghanistan Urges U.N. to Remove Taliban Leaders From BlacklistWall Street Journal Gates Shares Emotional Goodbye with US Troops in Southern AfghanistanVoice of America Peace talks with Taliban edge closerThe Independent Press TV -Sydney Morning Herald -Reuters all 1,885 news articles »