What should the U.S. do in Afghanistan? We want to know what you think

Gen. John Nicholson Jr., commander of United States Forces Afghanistan, told lawmakers this week that he needs several thousand more troops to break the "stalemate" in the fight against the Taliban and other terrorist groups in that country. 

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