Troop Withdrawal

It's time to reduce the military presence in the Middle East.

(Associated Press) - President Barack Obama says his plan to keep more troops in Afghanistan than previously planned offers the best chance for long-term success. Obama says the security situation in Afghanistan is still very fragile...

President Obama is slowing the U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan. President Obama says the U.S. will keep nearly 10-thousand U.S. troops in Afghanistan through the end of this year. In a White House news briefing with new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Obama said he remains committed to ending more than a decade of war in Afghanistan...

The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is proving to be a more reliable partner, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday...