(NPR) Afghanistan Deadline Awaits Next U.S. President

Posted by Kendall Harmon

How does a president bring the war in Afghanistan to an end? There are 68,000 American troops serving in the country as the war enters its 12th year.

The war hasn't been a major issue in the presidential campaign, and polls show American voters are tiring of the war. But the next commander in chief will find the Afghan war among the most difficult of many foreign policy challenges.

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Filed under: * Economics, PoliticsDefense, National Security, MilitaryForeign RelationsPolitics in GeneralOffice of the PresidentWar in Afghanistan* International News & CommentaryAsiaAfghanistanPakistan

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