Obama to keep 5,500 US troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office – officials Prison Planet.com Posted on October 15, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with World News RT | President Obama will keep 5,500 US troops in Afghanistan when he leaves office in 2017. 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