Some 50,000 American troops will remain in the country to focus on training Iraqi soldiers and performing counterterrorism operations under a new mission called "Operation New Dawn."

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

The French leader also praised the Obama administration's new strategy on Afghanistan - with its focus on training Afghan security forces and emphasis on both military operations and civilian development work.

VOA: standard.2009.04.04

He said the United States has deployed nearly all 68,000 troops President Obama has authorized, in addition to almost And he says they are actively pursuing operations designed to improve security for whatever new Afghan government is sworn into office.

VOA: standard.2009.10.20