Troops in Afghanistan: Congress hears drawdown options

WASHINGTON: The head of US forces in Afghanistan said on Thursday he has presented his commanders with options on troop withdrawals in 2015, even as US lawmakers accused the Obama administration of rushing to cut the US military presence after 13 years of war. Army General John Campbell told the Senate Armed Services Committee his options would offer US leaders flexibility in how they withdraw forces during the year. Republican Senator John McCain, who chairs the Senate panel, said Ghani told a US congressional delegation at the Munich security summit over the weekend that current US drawdown plans could jeopardise his country.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 13^th, 2015.