US moves to leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan aids allies
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Source: Associated Press
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and JOSH LEDERMAN
Jul. 7, 2016 3:30 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's decision to slow the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan will be welcomed at the NATO summit this weekend, providing aid for allied forces in the country and bolstering U.S. efforts to get more pledges of support for the war from U.S. allies.
Obama's move quells lingering questions within NATO about America's commitment to the ongoing conflict. And it will allow the U.S. military to expand its work with Afghan forces as they face a resurgent Taliban and a troubling presence of Islamic State fighters in the country.
The president announced Wednesday that he will leave 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan into 2017, rather than cut the force to 5,500 at the end of the year as initially planned.
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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/f2048c94c7f44e68b5526a9bf19ae4f6/us-decides-leave-8400-troops-afghanistan-aids-allies
Well, it's official: We are now the Roman Empire, complete with our own version of its British garrison. If anyone here thinks we'll
ever be completely out of Afghanistan, contact me for a great deal on the Brooklyn Bridge.
PS: The title I used for this post is the exact same title the AP used for theirs.
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