McConnell wants 10,000 in Afghanistan
Posted: January 15, 2013 at 2:24 a.m.
The United States should keep a residual force of about 10,000 in Afghanistan after combat forces leave at the end of 2014, the Senate Republican leader said Monday after a series of meetings with military leaders in the country.
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