Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter on Oct. 14 confirmed that the U.S. military will maintain a sizeable presence in Afghanistan past the end of the year and likely for the foreseeable future in the style of its residual force in South Korea.“It is not a question of whether, but how, to continue the mission in Afghanistan,” Carter said during a speech at the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting in Washington, D.C.“It is important to say these things because…
Carter Calls For Residual U.S. Military Force In Afghanistan, Promise Financial Support
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Rich Abott
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