U.S.-Led Forces Formally End Afghanistan Combat Mission -- Wall Street Journal
Afghan Forces Left to Battle Taliban Largely on Their Own
KABUL—The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission on Sunday, leaving Afghan forces to battle a still-resilient Taliban insurgency largely on their own.
The International Security Assistance Force is being replaced with a smaller force that will focus more narrowly on counterterrorism and on training Afghan soldiers and policemen.
U.S. President Barack Obama in his Christmas address said the change in mission marked the end of American’s war in Afghanistan. However, the U.S. military’s involvement here will continue.
Some 18,000 foreign troops—around 10,600 of them American—are staying in Afghanistan under the terms of two security pacts the Afghan government signed with the U.S. and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in September.
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