Analysis of President Trump’s speech on the new military strategy in Afghanistan By Washington Examiner Staff August 22, 2017 3:31 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint President Trump lays out a general way forward in the 16-year war in Afghanistan, but no specifics on timeline or troop numbers. Recommended Stories Democrats' 'immunity by insanity' carries Virginia TagsAfghanistanAl QaedaCongressDepartment of Defense (Department of War)Donald TrumpISISPodcastsTerrorismWashington Examiner Staff Related Content Daily on Energy Daily on Energy: COP30 underway, government loans for nuclear, and EPA weighs watering down PFAS reporting House House Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman to retire after decadelong stint in Congress Beltway Confidential Trump should hold strong and defund the World Health Organization World China drops retaliatory port fees on US ships as Trump lowers tariff Community and Family How conservatives can win back women