Will they ever leave? US to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan in 2015 Prison Planet.com Posted on March 25, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with World News RT | Barack Obama says he’ll keep 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan through 2015, after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani requested them to stay. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email