U.S. President Barack Obama(R) listens as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a joint press conference in the East Room of White House in Washington D.C., the United States, March 24, 2015. U.S. President Barack Obama announced Tuesday no drawdown of the current 9,800 U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan will occur through the end of 2015. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu) |