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Jul

The President’s NATO Day

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WARSAW, POLAND - JULY 9, 2016: US President Barack Obama and Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani (L-R front) attend a NATO summit. Mykola Lazarenko/Press Office of the President of Ukraine/TASS (Photo by Mykola LazarenkoTASS via Getty Images)

President Barack Obama, President Ashraf Ghani, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a NATO Summit session on Afghanistan in Warsaw, Poland

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President Barack Obama talks with Britain’s Secretary of State for Defence Michael Fallon

US President Barack Obama (L) and Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron chat during a working session working session of the North Atlantic Council during the NATO Summit in Warsaw on July 9, 2016. The Polish capital Warsaw hosts a two-day top-level NATO meeting for the first time since Poland joined the alliance in 1999. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Barack Obama meet for talks

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US President Barack Obama smiles during a press conference during the NATO Summit at the Polish National Stadium in Warsaw on July 9, 2016. The Polish capital hosts a two-day NATO summit, the first time ever that it hosts a top-level meeting of the Western military alliance which it joined in 1999. / AFP / JANEK SKARZYNSKI (Photo credit should read JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

WARSAW, POLAND - JULY 09: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the media at the conclusion of the Warsaw NATO Summit on July 9, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. NATO member heads of state, foreign ministers and defense ministers had gathered for a two-day summit that ended today. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama holds a press conference after the NATO Summit at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland

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WARSAW, POLAND - JULY 09: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to the media in front of the NATO logo at the conclusion of the Warsaw NATO Summit on July 9, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland. NATO member heads of state, foreign ministers and defense ministers had gathered for a two-day summit that ended today. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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WARSAW, POLAND - JULY 09: U.S. President Barack Obama holds a press conference after the NATO Summit at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland on July 09, 2016. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama attends a press conference during the second day of the NATO Summit at the Polish National Stadium in Warsaw on July 9, 2016. The Polish capital hosts a two-day NATO summit, the first time ever that it hosts a top-level meeting of the Western military alliance which it joined in 1999. / AFP / WOJTEK RADWANSKI (Photo credit should read WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

US President Barack Obama smiles during a press conference during the NATO Summit at the Polish National Stadium in Warsaw on July 9, 2016. The Polish capital hosts a two-day NATO summit, the first time ever that it hosts a top-level meeting of the Western military alliance which it joined in 1999. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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France’s President Francois Hollande, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, UK Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, and Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel during a meeting as part of a NATO summit

Mar

The President’s Day

By Nerdy Wonka 143 Comments

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President Obama meets with Afghan President Ghani in the Oval Office. This marks the first meeting between the two presidents at the White House following the 2014 presidential election, which produced the first democratic transfer of power in Afghanistan’s history

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Boston Globe: US To Slow Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan

President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the U.S. will slow its military withdrawal from Afghanistan, maintaining 9,800 troops in the country through the end of 2015 instead of cutting the number by about half as originally planned. ‘‘Afghanistan remains a very dangerous place,’’ Obama said in explaining his decision at a press conference after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s first visit to the White House since his election six months ago.

Obama added that the size of the U.S. troop presence for 2016 will be decided later this year. Ghani had asked Obama to slow the withdrawal because Afghan security forces are bracing for a tough spring fighting season and are also contending with Islamic State fighters looking to recruit on their soil. The original plan was to cut the U.S. force to 5,500 by the end of this year. ‘‘This visit is an opportunity to begin a new chapter between our two nations,’’ Obama said after meeting with Ghani in the Oval Office.

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