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Take Two

A full US troop drawdown in Afghanistan won't happen during Obama's presidency

By Take Two Staff
Published Jul 6, 2016
The goal of Freedom Radio is to provide American soldiers with news that they can’t find anywhere else while reporting on weather updates and command information as though it was broadcasted locally from Afghanistan.
The goal of Freedom Radio is to provide American soldiers with news that they can’t find anywhere else while reporting on weather updates and command information as though it was broadcasted locally from Afghanistan.
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A full US troop drawdown in Afghanistan won't happen during Obama's presidency

About 8,400 U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future. That was the announcement from President Obama speaking from the White House Wednesday morning. 

President Obama Afghanistan announcement

Obama promised in 2014 to end the war in Afghanistan by the end of his presidency, but subsequent gains by the Taliban led him to pause the drawdown in October of last year.

Now, any future decisions will fall to his successor. Kevin Baron, the executive editor for national security news site Defense One, joined Take Two to discuss.

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