Event:
The U.S. Obama administration will keep over 10,000 troops in Afghanistan, delaying fulfillment of Obama's pledge to withdraw all but 9,800 troops; the plan is to reduce troops to around 5,500 by the end of next year
More Notable Events on December 6:
1995 Michael Jackson collapses while rehearsing for an HBO special
1994 Maltese Falcon auctioned for $398,590
1992 300,000 hindus destroy mosque of Babri India, 4 die
1975 Senator Robert Dole and Elizabeth Hanford marry
1957 Indonesia begins nationalizing Dutch possessions
