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Obama slows pullout of US troops from Afghanistan

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U.S. President Barack Obama is putting the brakes on the US pullout from Afghanistan, saying 8,400 troops will remain in the war-ravaged country into next year to tackle the threat from a resurgent Taliban.

Obama, who was elected in 2008 on a promise to end America's longest war, had previously vowed to slash the US troops’ presence from the current level of 9,800 to 5,500 by 2017.

He said the security situation in Afghanistan is still "precarious," with Afghan security forces struggling to contain the Taliban.

"Instead of going down to 5,500 troops by the end of this year, the United States will maintain approximately 8,400 troops in Afghanistan until 2017 through the end of my administration," Obama said.

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