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February 24, 2014

Taliban Gunmen Attack Afghan Army Base; Obama Mulls Plan for 3,000 Troops to Stay 
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In Afghanistan, Taliban gunmen attacked an Afghan army base on Sunday,
killing 21 soldiers in the worst single assault on Afghan forces since
2010. The attack comes as President Obama considers how many U.S. troops
to keep in Afghanistan beyond this year. The Washington Post reports
numbers could range from 10,000 to 3,000 to zero. Afghan President Hamid
Karzai has so far refused to sign a deal to maintain U.S. troops beyond
2014.

 

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