Title: Obama Meets with Afghan President

Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/11/obama.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Obama Meets with Afghan President ' data-article-id='254'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9354'>President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the U.S. will not reduce troop numbers in Afghanistan this year.</span> <span data-start-time='9354' data-end-time='16479'>He made the announcement after meeting in Washington with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='16479' data-end-time='23104'>Mr. Ghani had asked the United States to reconsider its withdrawal plan.</span> <span data-start-time='23104' data-end-time='32313'>About 9,800 American soldiers are in Afghanistan to advise and train Afghan troops.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='32313' data-end-time='41938'>Mr. Obama had announced plans to cut back the troops numbers to 5,500 by the end of 2015.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='41938' data-end-time='54438'>Mr. Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah also met Monday with other U.S. officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry.</span> <span data-start-time='54438' data-end-time='57604'>Mr. Kerry described the talks as productive."</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' 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Clinton</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/11/bill_clinton.m4a'><span>Bill Clinton</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/11/joe_biden.m4a'><span>Joe Biden</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=1568 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/11/president_obama_announced_.m4a'>President Obama announced that the US will not <span class='blank'>reduce</span> the number of troops in Afghanistan.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='reduce'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/11/expand.m4a'><span>expand</span></div><div class='choice' 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President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that the U.S. will not reduce troop numbers in Afghanistan this year. He made the announcement after meeting in Washington with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani.

Mr. Ghani had asked the United States to reconsider its withdrawal plan. About 9,800 American soldiers are in Afghanistan to advise and train Afghan troops.

Mr. Obama had announced plans to cut back the troops numbers to 5,500 by the end of 2015.

Mr. Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah also met Monday with other U.S. officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry. Mr. Kerry described the talks as productive."

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