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Trump’s Promise to Stay in Afghanistan Has Few Concrete Details

Trump announced Monday evening that troops will remain in Afghanistan to resolve the conflict he’s repeatedly called a waste of the United States’ resources.

American troops will remain in Afghanistan for the foreseeable future, president Donald Trump announced Monday evening, though he declined to reveal just how many more troops or dollars he will devote to a conflict that he's repeatedly called a waste of the United States' resources.

"Our nation must seek an honorable and enduring outcome worthy of the tremendous sacrifices that have been made, especially the sacrifices of lives. The men and women who serve our nation in combat deserve a plan for victory," Trump said in his first primetime live address to the country. "The consequences of a rapid exit are both predictable and unacceptable." Trump's plan to stay in Afghanistan, which comes 16 years into the United States' longest war, wasn't a surprise, even though Trump repeatedly criticized President Barack Obama's handling of the conflict. In 2011, he tweeted, "When will we stop wasting our money on rebuilding Afghanistan? We must rebuild our country first." And in 2013, he added, "We have wasted an enormous amount of blood and treasure in Afghanistan. Their government has zero appreciation. Let's get out!"

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