Afghanistan until at least 2017. President obama made the theyre vital to afghanistans future. And necessary to protect our National Security. Edward lawrence has the details. President obama announced more troops are needed to stay longer in afghanistan to keep that country secure , even though the combat mission is over. By stabilizing afghanistan, the president says americans will be safer. Sot president obama 15 23i believe this mission is vital to our National Security interests preventing terrorist attacks against our citizens and our nation. The president reassessed his plan to draw down the number of troops by the end of 2016 because of recent taliban advances. This abrupt turn around keeps our presence at 9800 troops through next year. Then drops to 5500 in 2017. Sot president obama 45 49 this modest but meaningful extension of our presence can make a real difference. Its the right thing to do. He adds the Mission Remains the same. Advise and train with some Counter Terrorism
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