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How can one understand the war in Afghanistan, following the announcement of U.S. troop withdrawal? Here 's the most important data

The war in Afghanistan is not over yet - but the latest news is that 33,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn until the summer of 2012. The first 5,000 would return next month, with another 5,000 by the end of the year.

Since the introduction of the data blog, we have focused extensively on Afghanistan - an attempt to use data to make sense of the war. These are the most important things you need to help make the conflict a little clearer. Click on the headline to read more on each.

U.S. losses by state

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