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Obama: 5,500 troops will stay in Afghanistan

Name: Obama: 5,500 troops will stay in Afghanistan
Uploaded: 2015-10-15T18:34:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 2 s
Description: America's longest war is going to get even longer than expected. President Obama announced Thursday that 5,500 troops will stay in Afghanistan through at least 2016. David Martin reports.

America's longest war is going to get even longer than expected. President Obama announced Thursday that 5,500 troops will stay in Afghanistan through at least 2016. David Martin reports.