Yes, troops will begin to return home.

New York Times

Afghanistan Drawdown to Begin in 2011, Officials Say - NYTimes.com

''Taken together, these additional American and international troops will allow us to accelerate handing over responsibility to Afghan forces, and allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of Afghanistan in July of 2011,'' Mr. Obama will tell the American people, according to the excerpts released by the White House.

Afghanistan Drawdown to Begin in 2011, Officials Say - NYTimes.com

''Taken together, these additional American and international troops will allow us to accelerate handing over responsibility to Afghan forces, and allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of Afghanistan in July of 2011,'' Mr. Obama will tell the American people, according to the excerpts released by the White House.

Reuters Newswire

Ross Colvin | Journalist Profile | Reuters.com

Obama told Americans in a televised speech last week U.S. troops would begin withdrawing from Afghanistan on July 2011 as they transferred control to newly trained Afghan security forces.

Obama will not rush Afghan troop drawdown

Obama told Americans in a televised speech last week U.S. troops would begin withdrawing from Afghanistan on July 2011 as they transferred control to newly trained Afghan security forces.

Barack Obama (44th President of the United States)

What does July 2011 mean in Afghanistan? - USATODAY.com

Wishing to light a fire under Afghan officials who were seen as too content to tolerate a national culture of corruption — and eager to reassure the Democratic-led Congress that Afghanistan would not become his Vietnam— Obama emphasized that U.S. troops would start to come home by July 2011.

Afghanistan Drawdown to Begin in 2011, Officials Say - NYTimes.com

WASHINGTON — President Obama will announce on Tuesday night that he will begin to draw American forces out of Afghanistan in July 2011, even after sending some 30,000 more United States troops there to reverse the momentum of Taliban insurgents, the White House said.

Obama will not rush Afghan troop drawdown | Reuters

Obama told Americans in a televised speech last week U.S. troops would begin withdrawing from Afghanistan on July 2011 as they transferred control to newly trained Afghan security forces.

Afghanistan Drawdown to Begin in 2011, Officials Say - NYTimes.com

“Taken together, these additional American and international troops will allow us to accelerate handing over responsibility to Afghan forces, and allow us to begin the transfer of our forces out of Afghanistan in July of 2011,” Mr. Obama will tell the American people, according to the excerpts released by the White House.

Christian Science Monitor

Pentagon shifting Afghanistan war strategy to 'shoot more bad guys'? - CSMonitor.com

The White House report concludes that the current US strategy in Afghanistan “is setting the conditions to begin the responsible reduction of US forces in 2011.”

Robert Gates (Secretary of Defense)

US 2011 Afghan drawdown will be 'limited': Gates

My personal opinion is that drawdowns early on will be of fairly limited numbers," he told ABC's "This Week.

White House Defends Afghanistan July 2011 Troops Drawdown Date - ABC News

But Gates said setting a date of July 2011 for U.S. troops to begin withdrawing was not an exit strategy.

Nancy Pelosi, Robert Gates Differ On 2011 Afghanistan Troop Drawdown

Gates reaffirmed that a withdrawal will begin in July 2011 but said he thinks the initial pullout will be modest, and that a large number of U.S. forces will remain in Afghanistan.

White House Defends Afghanistan July 2011 Troops Drawdown Date - ABC News

But we will begin to thin our forces and begin to bring them home.

Nancy Pelosi, Robert Gates Differ On 2011 Afghanistan Troop Drawdown

Appearing Sunday on ABC's "This Week," Gates predicted that only a small number of U.S. forces will come home from Afghanistan when a presidentially mandated withdrawal begins a year from now.

Center for New American Security

Responsible Transition: Securing U.S. Interests in Afghanistan Beyond 2011 | Center for a New American Security

The summer of 2011, when U.S. troops will begin to draw down in Afghanistan, will mark a watershed in the U.S. and NATO's decade-long effort in the country.

blogs.abcnews.com

WH Defends President Obama's Afghan War Strategy and July 2011 ...

“But we will begin to thin our forces and begin to bring them home.

WH Defends President Obama's Afghan War Strategy and July 2011 ...

But Gates said setting a date of July 2011 for U.S. troops to begin withdrawing was not an exit strategy.

Nancy Pelosi (California Democrat politician)

Nancy Pelosi, Robert Gates Differ On 2011 Afghanistan Troop Drawdown

But I do think the American people expect it to be somewhere between that and a few thousand troops."

US 2011 Afghan drawdown will be 'limited': Gates

Well, I hope it is more than that," Pelosi told ABC, referring to the 2,000 figure offered by Biden.

Joe Biden (Vice President of the United States)

What does July 2011 mean in Afghanistan? - USATODAY.com

According to Jonathan Alter's book The Promise, Vice President Biden predicted that "a whole lot of" troops would be exiting Afghanistan by next summer.Biden has not repeated those comments, but they still make some wonder.

US 2011 Afghan drawdown will be 'limited': Gates

Gates's comments Sunday echoed remarks by Vice President Joe Biden who has said that as few as 2,000 troops might withdraw from Afghanistan by July 2011.

newsmax.com

Obama Wrong on Afghanistan

But we will begin to thin our forces and begin to bring them home.

realclearpolitics.com

RealClearPolitics - Secretaries Clinton & Gates; Sen. McCain on ...

But we will begin to thin our forces and begin to bring them home.

Al Jazeera (Arab news service)

US: Afghan pullout to be limited - Central & South Asia - Al ...

"Well, I hope it is more than that," Pelosi told ABC, referring to the 2, 000 figure offered by Biden.

uruknet.info

US 2011 Afghan drawdown will be 'limited': Gates :: www.uruknet ...

Gates's comments Sunday echoed remarks by Vice President Joe Biden who has said that as few as 2, 000 troops might withdraw from Afghanistan by July 2011.

US 2011 Afghan drawdown will be 'limited': Gates :: www.uruknet ...

"Well, I hope it is more than that," Pelosi told ABC, referring to the 2, 000 figure offered by Biden.

laredosun.us

US 2011 drawdown in Afghanistan will be 'limited': Gates -The ...

Gates's comments Sunday echoed remarks by Vice President Joe Biden who has said that as few as 2, 000 troops might withdraw from Afghanistan by July 2011.

US 2011 drawdown in Afghanistan will be 'limited': Gates -The ...

"Well, I hope it is more than that," Pelosi told ABC, referring to the 2, 000 figure offered by Biden.

blogs.creativeloafing.com

Obama Administration fans out to network shows to emphasize July ...

But we will begin to thin our forces and begin to bring them home. 

jemaah-islam.blogspot.com

MENGEMBALIKAN KEHIDUPAN ISLAM: December 2009

Obama told Americans in a televised speech last week U.S. troops would begin withdrawing from Afghanistan on July 2011 as they transferred control to newly trained Afghan security forces.

No, troops will be redeployed within Afghanistan.

Anders Fogh Rasmussen (NATO Secretary General)

New Afghanistan war drawdown strategy? Move troops, don't withdraw them. - CSMonitor.com

Tuesday, as Mr. Rasmussen arrived in Washington to meet with Obama in advance of a November NATO summit, the NATO Secretary General seemed to take this idea a step further, that even “if we transition a province here and there,” soldiers in the area “cannot just leave Afghanistan.”

It is unclear whether the troops will start coming home in July 2011.

Richard Holbrooke

CNSNews.com - Progress Towards July 2011 Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Mixed, U.S. Envoy Says

That’s why the president did not, does not want this tree up by the roots every month and re-examine it, it has to nurture.”   The U.S. envoy to Afghanistan also pointed out that it is too soon to tell whether the U.S. is ready to begin pulling out in July 2011.