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US signals likely delay in troop pullout from Afghanistan

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President Barack Obama’s new Pentagon chief said Saturday the United States was seriously considering slowing the pace of a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the country faces a growing Taliban insurgency. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s comments in Kabul offered the clearest sign yet that Washington was ready

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President Barack Obama’s new Pentagon chief said Saturday the United States was seriously considering slowing the pace of a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, as the country faces a growing Taliban insurgency. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s comments in Kabul offered the clearest sign yet that Washington was ready

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