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Article snippet: President Trump on Monday unveiled his much-anticipated agenda for Afghanistan, a plan heavy on broad goals and light on details. Speaking from Fort Myer, Va., Trump laid out parameters that will keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan to attempt to win the 16-year-old war, rejecting those who have called for withdrawal. “The American people are weary of war without victory. I share the American people’s frustration,” Trump said, but, “in the end, we will fight and we will win.” Trump reached his plan after months of deliberation and a final, high-profile meeting of his national security team at Camp David on Friday. Here’s are the five biggest takeaways from Trump’s address: Trump declined to provide specifics After months of speculation on whether Trump would send 3,000 to 5,000 additional troops to Afghanistan — a plan pushed by his top generals — the president declined to commit to a specific troop increase. Trump is expected to send nearly 4,000 more troops, but he neither divulged a number nor said how long additional U.S. forces would spend in the country. "We will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for future military activities,” Trump said. “Conditions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables, will guide our strategy from now on. America’s enemies must never know our plans. . . I will not say when we will attack, but attack we will.” The United States has about 8,400 troops in Afghanistan now. The forces are on a dual mission of training, advising ... Link to the full article to read more