US to Slow Down Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan
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US to Slow Down Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

ByKyle W. Bell

The U.S. is slowing down its withdrawal from Afghanistan, despite long-held promises that the military would be out of the country by 2016, new Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said on Saturday. Carter told reporters in Kabul that the Obama administration is “rethinking” its counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan and that the U.S. military wants to ensure…

Joint Chiefs Chairman Says US Considering Combat Troops in Iraq
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Says US Considering Combat Troops in Iraq

ByKyle W. Bell

General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and President Obama’s top military adviser, told members of Congress on Thursday that the U.S. is actively considering deploying a limited number of U.S. combat troops to fight alongside Iraqi soldiers moving to retake Mosul and other areas under the control of Islamic State…