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Carter Calls For Residual U.S. Military Force In Afghanistan, Promise Financial Support

Wednesday, October 14th, 2015

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Carter Calls For Residual U.S. Military Force In Afghanistan, Promise Financial Support

Defense Secretary Ash Carter takes a moment to speak with Marines following a room clearing demonstration during a visit to Camp Pendleton Calif., Aug. 27, 2015. DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter on Wednesday confirmed that the U.S. military will maintain a sizeable presence in Afghanistan past the end of the year and likely for the foreseeable future in the style of its residual force in South Korea.“It is not a question of whether, but how, to continue the mission in Afghanistan,” Carter said during a speech at the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting in Washington, D.C.“It is important to say these things because the…

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