In Reversal, Obama Says US Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to 2017 - New York Times
New York Times | In Reversal, Obama Says US Soldiers Will Stay in Afghanistan to 2017 New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama halted the withdrawal of American military forces from Afghanistan on Thursday, announcing that the United States will keep thousands of troops in the country through the end of his term in 2017 and indefinitely prolonging ... Citing 'very fragile' security in Afghanistan, Obama slows pace of US troop ... With Afghanistan decision, Obama abandons goal of ending wars he inherited Obama halts withdrawal from Afghanistan |