Interior Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar says in Kabul in the last six months, but the 63rd succeeded.

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"This accelerated drawdown of troops in 2013 will be very unhelpful and will have far-reaching negative consequences for the growth of Afghan security forces, " said Hanif Atmar, an opposition leader and former interior minister, citing adverse effects on this year's fighting season and elections planned in 2014.

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