What’s Next For U.S. Troops In Afghanistan

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President Barack Obama makes a statement on Afghanistan from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. The president said the U.S. will leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan when he completes his term, down slightly from the current number but well up from the 5,500 he announced previously, arguing America's interests depend on helping Afghanistan's struggling government fight continuing threats from the Taliban and others. Susan Walsh / AP
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President Barack Obama makes a statement on Afghanistan from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 6, 2016. The president said the U.S. will leave 8,400 troops in Afghanistan when he completes his term, down slightly from the current number but well up from the 5,500 he announced previously, arguing America's interests depend on helping Afghanistan's struggling government fight continuing threats from the Taliban and others. Susan Walsh / AP

What’s Next For U.S. Troops In Afghanistan

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Earlier this week President Obama announced that the US will leave behind 3,000 more troops in Afghanistan than originally planned. 

We’ll take a look at what the continued presence of US troops means with Andrew Bacevich, professor emeritus of international relations and history at Boston University and author, most recently, of America’s War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History.