Thousands of US troops could remain in Afghanistan for decades

Karachi: A new report has revealed that the US military warned the Obama administration that thousands of US troops could remain in Afghanistan for decades.

According to the Dawn, a senior Pentagon official said that the local need air support, intelligence and help with logistics.

He said that they are not going to be ready in three or five years.

The report points out that many Republican and Democrat foreign policy advisers, looking beyond the Obama presidency which ends this year, are willing to endorse a long-term American presence in Afghanistan. (ANI)