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Obama Says 33,000 Troops to Be Pulled Out of Afghanistan

In a letter sent to Congress last Friday, President Barack Obama announced that the United States intends to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan next year. Obama claimed his administration has reversed the Taliban's momentum in the Central Asian country and that there has been improvement in the training of Afghan security forces.
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Stealth Festival to Rock Kabul with Musical Explosion

Afghans are used to having their days broken by a burst of gunfire or the boom of an explosion. But the barrage of drumming, bass beats and amped-up guitar solos that will hit the city next week may stop many in their tracks.
Trade Minister Anand Sharma in New Delhi December 14, 2009. Sharma said on Tuesday a dispute over restrictions on the import of Chinese telecoms equipment will not hurt commercial ties between the world's two fastest-growing economies.

India Says Agrees to Boost Trade With Pakistan

India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to further liberalise trade flows with tentative moves such as opening a second customs post and issuing more visas, seen as bolstering a fragile peace process between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

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