Imminent withdrawal from Afghanistan?

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Foreign Secretary David Miliband is expected to set out a change of
emphasis in British strategy in Afghanistan when he speaks at NATO headquarters in Brussels. International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander, who is currently in Helmand, discusses whether more pressure should be put on the Afghan government to talk to moderate members of the Taliban.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8170000/8170010.stm

Looks like we are being softened up for an imminent pull-out. Defeat disguised as handover.