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Obama Changes Course: U.S. to Keep 8,400 Troops in Afghanistan into 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama announced changes to his plans to draw down the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, saying the United States will maintain 8,400 troops in the country into 2017 as he acknowledged that after more than 14 years of war “the security situation in Afghanistan remains precarious.”

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Netflix Drops $60M on Brad Pitt’s Afghanistan War Satire

Streaming content king Netflix has become known for making bold moves into the original content game. With critically-acclaimed series like House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, Oscar-nominated documentaries like The Square, and an upcoming four-picture deal with funnyman Adam Sandler, the company has barnstormed its way to over 62 million subscribers worldwide.

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Watchdog on Afghan Security Force: We Don’t Know Who is Showing Up for Work

WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. and Afghan governments lack accurate data on the Afghan security forces’s manpower, capability, and payroll, making it difficult to assess Afghanistan’s ability to fight the Taliban and prevent other terrorist groups from using the country to stage new attacks, according to a specially-appointed congressional watchdog agency.

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Obama’s Fmr Ambassadors Criticize Afghanistan Withdrawal Plans

Fmr. Ambassadors to Afghanistan James Cunningham and Joe Crocker criticized the planned timetable for the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. Cunningham, who served as Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2012 to

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Dempsey Won’t Back Obama on Afghanistan Claim

On “Fox News Sunday,” chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dempsey refused to back up President Barack Obama’s Christmas claim to troops in Hawaii that Afghanistan won’t again be a source of terror attacks against the United States.