June 10, 2016

White House: Expanded airstrikes in Afghanistan won't change U.S. mission

The White House said Friday that President Obama's decision to expand airstrikes against the Taliban in Afghanistan doesn't mean he will order more U.S. troops to remain in the country beyond the end of his presidency.

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the mission of the 9,800 U.S. troops ...

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