US President Barack Obama announced plans on Tuesday, May 27 to pull out all US troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016. Obama said around 9,800 US troops will stay in Afghanistan by the end of 2014 if the Afghan government signs a bilateral security agreement. This number would be further halved by the end of 2015. After more than 12 years of war – the longest in American history – Obama says he hopes to bring it to a “responsible end.” Obama recently flew on a secret trip to Afghanistan on US memorial day to visit the troops stationed there.
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