President Obama Proposes Drawdown in Afghanistan

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President Obama says he's begun to wind down the war in Afghanistan. We get the details and the reaction from Washington to South Asia. Also, GOP negotiators pull out of budget talks, and the release of Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwi.

Banner image: A US soldier from Viper Company (Bravo), 1-26 Infantry stands on a guard tower as the sun rises at Combat Outpost Sabari in Khost province in the east of Afghanistan on June 23, 2011. Photo: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images