Publish Date: 26 August 2017 - 13:22
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – President Donald Trump’s approval to extend American presence in Afghanistan and deploy thousands of more troops there was met with frustration from Republican and Democrat legislators alike. The 16-year-old war was launched in 2001 by George W. Bush after 9/11, costing up to $1 trillion and causing thousands casualties.