Rumsfeld Assures Afghanistan of U.S. Commitment

NPR | By John Hendren

Published December 22, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld presents medals to Sgt. Ryan Pummill (R), Sgt. John Irick and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Steven Burr at Bagram Air Field near Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 22.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is in Afghanistan Thursday, where he addressed U.S. troops at the Bagram Air Base.

Rumsfeld acknowledged plans to reduce the number of American forces stationed in Afghanistan next year, but expressed disapproval of any speedy withdrawals from either Afghanistan or Iraq.

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