To be sure, Afghanistan will be a major issue at the summit and Obama still could make a decision before then. With preparations in full swing for the summit, the timing of any decision by Obama remains unclear. A decision had been expected at or before the summit in Warsaw on 8-9 July on whether to stick to plans to slash the 9,800 troops to 5,500 before Obama leaves office next year. Photo: APWashington: US President Barack Obama may not decide before a Nato summit next month whether to alter plans to nearly halve America’s forces in Afghanistan, a diplomat and a US official said. Nicholson’s predecessors and former US envoys to Afghanistan urged Obama earlier this month to keep troop levels steady at near 10,000 through the remainder of his term.

Source: Mint June 13, 2016 11:15 UTC