Headline Roundup • August 22nd, 2017
Trump Gives Speech on Afghanistan
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Trump gave a much-anticipated speech on Monday night regarding the U.S. strategy on Afghanistan going forward. Trump committed to having U.S troops in Afghanistan, but did not give a timetable for troop removal.
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Trump commits U.S. to open-ended Afghanistan war; Taliban vow 'graveyard'
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President Donald Trump committed U.S. troops to an open-ended war in Afghanistan, a decision the Afghan government welcomed on Tuesday but which Taliban insurgents warned would make the country a "graveyard for the American empire".
Afghanistan speech: Trump rejects ātimetables,ā ups pressure on Pakistan, refocuses on ākilling terroristsā
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President Trump outlined a comprehensive new strategy Monday night for achieving a ālasting peaceā in Afghanistan ā rejecting what he called āarbitrary timetablesā for the U.S. troop presence, ratcheting up pressure on Pakistan to stop harboring militants and vowing to refocus the mission on ākilling terrorists,ā not nation-building.
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