President Barack Obama is planning to unveil his plan for a gradual drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on Wednesday. McClatchy Newspapers reports Obama is expected to call for an initial reduction of 5,000 troops this year, followed by another 5,000 soldiers next spring, and then 23,000 more by the end of 2012. Under the plan, the United States would still have some 67,000 troops, plus thousands of contractors, in Afghanistan at the start of 2013—the same total as before last year’s surge.