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In Reversal, Obama Considers Keeping 5,000 Troops in Afghanistan

HeadlineOct 14, 2015

Obama, meanwhile, is reportedly rethinking plans to withdraw all but a small number of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and considering leaving up to 5,000 troops there. The Taliban now controls more of Afghanistan than at any point since the 2001 U.S. invasion.

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