30,000 US troops are likely to be withdrawn from Afghanistan….

President Obama is expected to outline his plans for the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. According to reports, 30,000 US troops are likely to be withdrawn.

 President Obama has been under pressure from Pentagon that he should announce withdrawal only 5,000 troops from Afghanistan this year.

US congress approves $11 billion increase in defense buget….

The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would swell defense spending by $11 billion.

The US Congress committee approved the legislation that would provide US$ 530 billion to the Pentagon out of which US$ 119 billion would be used for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.