Obama leaves US troops in Afghanistan!

It’s now official! US President Barack Obama has left 8,400 US troops in Afghanistan until the end of his presidential term in office. This political action is planned to slow down the 14 year War On Terrorism. The plan is to draw down US forces and US troops slowly one by one in such military tactical planning. The amount of troops in Afghanistan were far less than the 40,000 troops who were fighting when Barack Obama took office. 

The security situation there in Afghanistan is precarious. Even as they do improve. Afghanistan security forces are not as strong as needed. Terrorist organizations such as Taliban and ISIS remain a threat to the country of Afghanistan. The United States has less than 9,000 troops in Afghanistan. These US troops train Afghanistan forces to carry out counterterrorism operations in order to fight terrorism. US troops train Afghanistan forces to combat terrorism and equip them with said military equipment. 

Obama has recently loosened rules of engagement for US troops giving them ability to fight the Taliban directly. US troops will carry out airstrikes. Also, Obama hopes to end ground war. Obama made this decision after a lengthy internal debate. The Pentagon argues such numbers of troops are necessary.