Endless Afghanistan? U.S.-Afghan Agreement Would Keep Troops In Place And Funds Flowing, Perhaps Indefinitely: NBC

U.S.-Afghan Agreement Would Keep Troops In Place And Funds Flowing, Perhaps Indefinitely
Georgia's soldiers of the 33th Battalion returning back from Afghanistan wait for an order at the US transit center in Manas, 30 km outside Bishkek, on October 18, 2013. International coalition forces are to exit Afghanistan by the end of next year, leaving local forces to take on fighting the Taliban alone. AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO (Photo credit should read VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)
Georgia's soldiers of the 33th Battalion returning back from Afghanistan wait for an order at the US transit center in Manas, 30 km outside Bishkek, on October 18, 2013. International coalition forces are to exit Afghanistan by the end of next year, leaving local forces to take on fighting the Taliban alone. AFP PHOTO / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO (Photo credit should read VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO/AFP/Getty Images)

While many Americans have been led to believe the war in Afghanistan will soon be over, a draft of a key US-Afghan security deal obtained by NBC NEWS shows the United States is prepared to maintain military outposts in Afghanistan for many years to come, and pay to support hundreds of thousands of Afghan security forces.

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