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Reduces that presence by roughly half. and will have consolidated our troops in kabul and on bagram airfield. one year later, by the end of 2016, our military will draw down to a normal embassy presence in kabul with a security assistance component just as we've done in iraq. now even as our troops come home, the international community will continue to support afghans as they build their country for years to come. but our relationship will not be defined by war. it will be shaped by our financial and development assistance as well as our diplomatic support. our commitment to afghanistan is ro...

Of 2016, all forces would be out of afghanistan except for normal embassy personnel. 9800 troops in afghanistan next year, assuming afghanistan signs the agreement, that is the headline we will hear from the president later this afternoon. we'll have more. keep you up-to-date on fox. and just in, major developments in the case of a sudanese woman sentenced to death for practicing her christian faith. lawyers for 27-year-old miriam ibrahim delivered her baby on monday, but her husband was not allowed to be present for the birth. inrah him was convicted, you might recall, two weeks ago for the...

Military will draw down to a normal embassy presence in kabul with a security assistance component, just as we've done in iraq. >> reporter: but iraq didn't work out either. the president had hoped to end both wars. he ended up sending thousands of troops back into iraq. and said thousands will remain in afghanistan. it's not what he wanted. >> i know many of you have grown weary of this conflict. as you are well aware, i do not support the idea of endless war. >> reporter: the president had planned to draw dawn u.s. forces from about 9800 focused on training and counterterrorism, to about 1,0...