(The Washington Times): U.S. forces won\u2019t be withdrawing from Afghanistan any time soon, according to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, who said Sunday the mission in America\u2019s longest war will likely \u201cbe ongoing into the future for several more years.\u201d The effort to prevent Afghanistan from being a safe-haven for terrorists plotting attacks on the U.S. homeland is \u201congoing\u201d and has \u201cbeen ongoing for 18 years,\u201d Gen. Milley told ABC\u2019s \u201cThis Week\u201d in an interview a day before Veterans Day celebrations in the United States. While his comments fit with the Trump administration\u2019s stated posture toward the Afghan war, the joint chiefs chairman\u2019s message may be seen to run counter to President Trump\u2019s oft-stated claim to be getting America out of so-called \u201cforever wars.\u201d Mr. Trump has touted the claim to supporters in light of his recent decision to draw down the number of U.S. forces in Syria. Gen. Milley told ABC that Americans should think back to \u201cthe original reason why were are in Afghanistan to begin with, which is 9-1-1.\u201d \u201cWe went there in order to make sure that Afghanistan never again would be a haven, a safe-haven for terrorists that would attack the United States,\u201d he said. \u201cThat mission is not yet complete and in order for that mission to be successful, the government of Afghanistan and the Afghan security forces are going to have to be able to sustain their own internal security to prevent terrorists from using their territory to attack other countries, especially the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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