Obama: 18 months to defeat Taliban
US president details three core elements in war plan for Afghanistan.
Published On 2 Dec 2009
US troops have been given just 18 months to defeat al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan before they begin to withdraw.
Barack Obama, the US president, gave the exit date as part of his long-awaited announcement of the US strategy for the war in Afghanistan.
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports of the details of Obama’s landmark speech.
Source: Al Jazeera