During his 2012 re-election campaign, President Barack Obama pledged to "end the war in Afghanistan in 2014." As straightforward as that might sound, disentangling U.S. involvement in Afghanistan ...

President Barack Obama announced July 6, 2016, even more troops will remain in Afghanistan by the end of his term, a heightened departure from his failed promise to end the war in the country by 2014.

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan and the United States have started talks that will eventually define how many American troops stay in the country after most NATO combat forces leave at the end of 2014, ...