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June 16, 2016

Ash Carter: U.S. Considering Keeping Troops in Afghanistan Longer
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In news from the U.S. war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Ashton
Carter has reportedly told NATO the U.S. is again reconsidering the
proposed withdrawal of U.S. forces. The U.S. currently has 9,800 U.S.
troops in Afghanistan. The current plan is to reduce this number to
5,500 by the end of this year. Carter's comments Wednesday come as NATO
countries agreed to extend the mission in Afghanistan through 2017 and
to keep the network of bases across the country in place.


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