Should the U.S. slow down the exit from Afghanistan?
"The United States is considering slowing its military exit from Afghanistan by keeping a larger-than-planned troop presence this year and next because the new Afghan government is proving to be a more reliable partner, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday," writes the Associated Press' Robert Burns.
Carter, on his first overseas trip since starting the Pentagon job Tuesday, also said the Obama administration is "rethinking" the counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan, although he did not elaborate.
Today's Question: Should the U.S. slow down the exit from Afghanistan?
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