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White House extends U.S. combat role in Afghanistan into 2015

Published on: Sun, 23 Nov 2014 0:05:37 UTC
News Agency: CNN
Description:
In a policy shift, President Barack Obama has decided to extend the combat role of U.S. forces in Afghanistan into 2015, allowing troops to keep fighting the Taliban and other militant groups that threaten American soldiers or the Afghan government, The New York Times reported.

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