US leaves open chance of Afghan troop presence beyond 2016
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The Obama administration is suggesting it could reconsider its plan to remove nearly all US troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016. Jeff Eggers of the White House's National Security Council says the US still intends to pursue its withdrawal strategy, which calls for a US security cooperation office in Kabul beyond 2016 but no major troop presence.
But Eggers left open the possibility that could change. He says the post-2016 plan will be considered on an ongoing basis.
