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28 January,2011 07:31 am

US President Barack Obama discussed the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan with senior American officials serving in the region as he gears up for a landmark visit later this year.Talking to media after the meeting, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said that Obama got an update on the situation on the ground in Afghanistan, both from a counterterrorism perspective as well as the security situation in Afghanistan. The bulk of the meeting was spent discussing our goals for Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2011, he added. Top officials have suggested that only a small number of forces will be pulled out by the July target date.