US weighs post-2014 force of 10,000 troops in Afghanistan
- Published: 26 Nov 2012 at 12.47
- Online news: Asia
President Barack Obama is weighing plans to keep roughly 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after the NATO-led force hands over security to the Afghan government, a senior US official said Monday.
Soldiers from the US Army operating under NATO mount an night-time operating post at Devils hill near the Kandahar Air Field in September 2012. President Barack Obama is weighing plans to keep roughly 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan after the NATO-led force hands over security to the Afghan government, a senior US official said Monday.
The troop levels under consideration remain tentative but the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said options under consideration range from 6,000 to 15,000 American boots on the ground.
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