Obama slows the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

During his first visit to the White House since taking office six months ago, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani got Obama to slow the withdrawal of US troops. Instead of five thousand, nearly ten thousand American soldiers will remain in Afghanistan until the end of 2015. Barack Obama says he is an offset removal to assist the Afghan troops. "We must keep in mind that the timetable for our withdrawal to the level of diplomatic representation, that is to say, the normalization of our presence in Afghanistan remains the end of 2016, this has not changed, "said US President. For his part, Afghan President welcomed the withdrawal of foreign troops has not led to chaos in his country. "I am delighted that the departure of 120,000 military personnel of the international contingent was not followed by a security vacuum as was often anticipated" he has said.

The Afghan president also thanked the length soldiers and US taxpayers as Barack Obama predicted a "new chapter" in relations between the two countries.

Afghan President has also extensively thanked the soldiers and the American taxpayers as Barack Obama predicted a "new chapter" in relations between the two countries.