Politics

Obama Administration Says It's Considering Complete Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan

Afghanistan's leadership not cooperating with plans to keep troops

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The Obama Administration is considering a complete pullout of U.S. troops in Afghanistan by 2014, a reversal of the current policy of keeping a small number of units there after the scheduled 2014 drawdown and a sign of mounting tension between President Obama and Afghan president Hamid Karzai.

CBS News Chief White House correspondent Major Garrett reports that top White House aides admit the change reflects Obama's mounting personal frustration with Karzai. U.S.-Afghan tensions boiled over in June, following initial steps toward a launch of coordinated formal peace talks with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar.