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  • All U.S. troops are scheduled to leave Afghanistan in 2014. Whether any will remain to train local forces and conduct missions against al Qaeda remains a point of contention between the two countries' governments. (Associated Press)

    Afghans fear a civil war 
if all U.S. troops depart

    Afghan lawmakers are alarmed that the White House will consider an option to remove all U.S. troops from their country by the end of next year, warning that such a decision would pave the way for a Taliban takeover.

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  • "Civil war will erupt, and the Taliban will once again gain control of Afghanistan," said Naeem Lalai Hamidzai, a lawmaker from Kandahar province.

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  • "If all U.S. troops leave, it will be terrible news for Afghanistan," said Naeem Lalai Hamidzai, a lawmaker from Kandahar province. "Civil war will erupt, and the Taliban will once again control Afghanistan."

    Afghans fear a civil war 
if all U.S. troops depart →

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