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Obama says managing Afghanistan exit is a priority

by Reuters
Saturday, 29 June 2013 11:11 GMT

PRETORIA, June 29 (Reuters) - The United States' foremost foreign policy concern was managing the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday.

There are 62,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Obama told a news conference in South Africa that "properly managing" their exit was a priority. (Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Pascal Fletcher)

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