22-08-2017 08:39 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Trump says he'll expand US military intervention in Afghanistan

Donald Trump speaks at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Virginia on Monday.Donald Trump has announced he would prolong the US military intervention in Afghanistan, which he once described as a “complete waste”, bowing to advice from his top officials to raise the stakes once more in the 16-year conflict.In a televised address to troops at Fort Myer in Virginia, Trump said he was setting out a new strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia.
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