Trump is sending his national security adviser H.R. McMaster to Afghanistan
Paul Szoldra
’ ’ In 2009, President Obama a troop ”surge” of 30, 000 additional soldiers to Afghanistan, though some criticized him for announcing his intention to pull them out within 18 months.
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