Trump to address nation on new Afghan strategy


US President Donald Trump is expected to unveil the new US strategy in Afghanistan and the Middle East tonight. – AFP pic, August 21, 2017.

US President Donald Trump will announce his decision on America’s strategy in Afghanistan in an address to US troops and the nation tonight, almost 16 years after the war began.

The US leader will “provide an update on the path forward for America’s engagement in Afghanistan and South Asia” in an address to be delivered at 9.00pm (0100 GMT Tuesday) from the military base at Fort Myer southwest of the capital, the White House said in a statement.


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