UN on verge of new call for Afghan withdrawal

One more time, the UN General Assembly is expected to call for the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan and proclaim the right of the Afghan people to decide their own future, Monitor special correspondent Louis Wiznitzer reports.

The new resolution is expected to restate the text approved last year by 111 votes against 22, with 12 abstentions.The resolution is expected to get as many as 115 votes this year.

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