From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We learned today it will be up to the next president to end the american war in afghanistan. A conflict that lasted as long as world wars one and two and the civil war combined. Today president obama did an aboutface on his previous pledge to bring home all but an Embassy Security force by the end of next year. Instead he announced there will be at least 5,500 american troops in afghanistan into 2017. Beyond the end of his term in office. But will more time and more troops make a difference . Nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel has been there for some of the wars fiercest battles and has our report. Reporter its a war that just wont end. After 14 years, 1 trillion and more than 2,300 american lives lost. The president said today the mission is still not over. Ive decided to maintain our current posture of 9800 troops in afghanistan through most of next year 2016. Report
Raising concerns about security. Elias announcement obama and plans for our troops over seas. Hd starts now. We are iowa elias good morning and thanks for joining us for local 5 news johnson. Elias new at midday today. A big obama troops overseas. Elias earlier today president obama announced that us forces will remain in afghanistan at their current levels for much of next year. According to the new white house plan, 98hundred us troops will be in the war torn country until just before obama leaves office. The number would then drop to 55hundred by early 2017. The decision comes after months of discussion involving the white house, afghan leaders, and the us military. As commander in chief i will not allow afghanistan to be used as a safehaven for terrorist to attack our nation. Our forces will remain engaged in two but narrow supporting counter against al qaeda. Elias this is the down delay well have more on this little later in elias more witnesses prosecution are expected today in
Pbs newshour weekend is made possible by Corporate Funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. As we speak, tens of thousands of demonstrators across the country are marching in the so called day of resistance, protesting the killings by police of michael brown, eric garner and akai gurley. In new york and in many other cities, thousands joined in mostly peaceful demonstrations. New york city protesters planned to end their march in front of police headquarters. Another protest led by the reverend al sharpton marched on the National Mall in washington, d. C. Today. Sharpton is calling for congress to pass leg
Pbs newshour weekend is made possible by Corporate Funding is provided by mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why we are your retirement company. Additional support is provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios in Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening. Thanks for joining us. As we speak, tens of thousands of demonstrators across the country are marching in the so called day of resistance, protesting the killings by police of michael brown, eric garner and akai gurley. In new york and in many other cities, thousands joined in mostly peaceful demonstrations. New york city protesters planned to end their march in front of police headquarters. Another protest led by the reverend al sharpton marched on the National Mall in washington, d. C. Today. Sharpton is calling for congress to pass leg
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We learned today it will be up to the next president to end the american war in afghanistan. A conflict that lasted as long as world wars one and two and the civil war combined. Today president obama did an aboutface on his previous pledge to bring home all but an Embassy Security force by the end of next year. Instead he announced there will be at least 5,500 american troops in afghanistan into 2017. Beyond the end of his term in office. But will more time and more troops make a difference . Nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel has been there for some of the wars fiercest battles and has our report. Reporter its a war that just wont end. After 14 years, 1 trillion and more than 2,300 american lives lost. The president said today the mission is still not over. Ive decided to maintain our current posture of 9800 troops in afghanistan through most of next year 2016. Report