Does Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan Mean the War is Over?

The Takeaway

On Wednesday evening President Obama will unveil his exit strategy from Afghanistan.  We’ll hear exactly how many of our troops will be coming home and when the U.S. military will hand over power to Afghan security forces.  This comes nearly a decade after the first U.S. military campaign against Al-Qaeda and Taliban forces. There has been mounting political pressure on the president to instigate a significant withdrawal and many people are hoping this marks the closing chapter of the War in Afghanistan.   We hear from  Leslie Gelb, past President of the Council on Foreign Relations, about whether the announcements will signal the end of the War in Afghanistan.  
  
      

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