美国总统奥巴马宣布，美国军队从阿富汗完全撤离的时期将被延长。威廉希尔app 为您整理了英语新闻阅读，希望能为大家的学习带来帮助。

英语新闻阅读：2016年后美军将从阿富汗撤离

The decision means he will hand the conflict off to his successor.

President Obama said the hard decision was made after continuous assessments of the situation on the ground with his national security team.

"Afghan forces are still not as strong as they need to be. They're developing criticalcapabilities -- intelligence, logistics, aviation, command and control. And meanwhile, the Taliban has made gains, particularly in rural areas."

The U.S. will maintain 9,800 troops throughout most of 2016. Starting from 2017, that number will come down to 5,500. President Obama stressed that the U.S. troops will only focus on two objectives.

"The mission will not change. Our troops will focus on training Afghans and counterterrorism operations."

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