U.S. War In Afghanistan Drags On, As Withdrawal Date Nears [Getty Images]

KANDAHAR, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 26: A soldier with the Afghan National Civil Order Police blows a bubble with his gum during a two-day, joint mission with the United States Army's 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment near Command Outpost Siah Choy on March 26, 2013 in Kandahar Province, Zhari District, Afghanistan. The United States military and its allies are in the midst of training and transitioning power to the Afghan National Security Forces in order to withdraw from the country by 2014. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

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