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U.S. reverses plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan

Season 2015 Episode 2880 | 2m 32s

In a policy reversal, President Obama announced that U.S. forces will keep nearly 10,000 troops in Afghanistan through most of 2016, drawing down to 5,500 in 2017. Despite plans to leave the country completely by the end of next year, in recent months commanders have signaled that the Afghans need more help to fight the Taliban and retain gains from the last 14 years. Hari Sreenivasan reports.

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