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Latest Promises In Afghanistan
Joe Biden
End wars in Afghanistan and the Middle East
An end to the Afghanistan War, but continued fighting against Iranian proxies
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March 19, 2024
Barack Obama
Train and equip the Afghan army
Afghan forces take the lead but still need U.S. help
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December 8, 2016
Barack Obama
End the war in Afghanistan in 2014
Obama increases U.S. troops to remain in Afghanistan past 2016
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July 6, 2016
Barack Obama
Work to end NATO restrictions on forces in Afghanistan
U.S. had some success in curbing restrictions, but point is mostly moot now
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January 14, 2013
Barack Obama
Increase non-military aid to Afghanistan by $1 billion
Administration meets goal of boosting non-military funding in Afghanistan
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May 15, 2012
Barack Obama
End the abuse of supplemental budgets for war
Money in budgets, but supplementals aren’t going away
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September 16, 2010
Barack Obama
Send two additional brigades to Afghanistan
Obama goes beyond his campaign pledge, sending more troops to Afghanistan
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January 21, 2010
Barack Obama
Make U.S. military aid to Pakistan conditional on anti-terror efforts
Pakistan aid package comes with strings
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October 19, 2009