it to an end next year. tracie potts has more. >> president obama marked the ninth year of war by honoring 24-year-old staff seargeant rob miller, who died two years ago defending his comrades against insurgents in a cold afghan valley. >> they heard his voice. he had been hit. but still he kept calling out enemy positions. >> his parents said miller believed in the mission. >> he believed he was working for a good cause. >> but nine years and 1,200 lives later, critics say it is time to refocus america's $100 billion-a-year investment away from insurgents and back to al qaeda. >> we can start to not be spending money again on the war. >> the white house reports pakistan's military is backing off direct conflict with the taliban and al qaeda. now there is word the taliban is in talks with afghanistan's government, possibly to end this war. the u.s. pullout is supposed to begin next summer. the beginning of year 10 offers