President Barack Obama has announced a major policy reversal on Afghanistan that will see 5,500 US troops remain in the country when he leaves office in January 2017 despite his earlier pledge to pull out next year.
Speaking at the White House, Mr Obama vowed to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through most of 2016, before cutting numbers to the new level before the end of his eight-year
presidency.
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