Trump says US will keep strong intel presence in Afghanistan

By THE MANILA TIMES

Jul 02, 2019 12:14 pm

US soldiers like these deployed to Afghanistan have been in the landlocked mountainous country since late 2001. AFP PHOTO

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump says he wants to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan but will leave a strong intelligence presence, branding the country the 'Harvard of terrorists' in an interview broadcast Monday.

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