And we begin with americas longest war, and the announcement that withdrawal of u. S. Troops from afghanistan is on hold. President obama said that the situation in the region is too fragile to stick with his plan for an outright troop pullout by 2016. 9800 troops there will remain through at least next year. While americas combat mission in afghanistan may be over, our commitment to afghanistan and its people endures. As commander in chief, i will not allow afghanistan to be used as a safe haven for terrorists to attack our nation again. It will now be up to the next president to determine the fate of the troops there. And national correspondent, Jamie Mcintyre is here. Reporter president obama said under the advice of his top commanders, hes scrapping his plan to bring virtually all u. S. Troops home from afghanistan by the time he leaves office. And instead, hes slowing the forces to a trickle and leaving at least half of them through 2017 and possibly beyond. The president s about