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WASHINGTON Cheap Nike Air Max 2017 Mens , July 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump met with U.S. service members here on Tuesday as the Pentagon was still working on a new Afghanistan strategy.


"I've heard plenty of ideas from a lot of people, but I want to hear it from people on the ground," Trump told reporters before the luncheon with service members at the White House.


"We've been there for now close to 17 years, and I want to find out why we've been there for 17 years, how it's going Cheap Nike Air Max 2018 Mens , and what we should do in terms of additional ideas," Trump added.


For months, the Pentagon had been working on a new Afghanistan strategy and CNN previously cited two Trump administration officials as saying that Trump and his national security team were scheduled to meet this week to discuss U.S. strategy for Afghanistan.


A key part of the new Afghanistan strategy would be setting new U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan.


Former U.S. President Barack Obama had planned to reduce the current number of 9,800 U.S. troops in Afghanistan to some 5,500 by the end of 2015 and withdraw all troops by the end of 2016 when his presidency came to an end.


However Cheap Nike Air Max Mens , given the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, the Obama administration repeatedly postponed the withdrawal.


Currently, there are about 8,400 U.S. troops and another 5,000 forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the ground in Afghanistan to train and assist the Afghan forces against the Taliban Cheap Air Max 2017 Mens , and conduct counter-terrorism missions.


The prospect of new U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan came at a time when senior U.S. officials warned of dire security situation in Afghanistan.


In a congressional hearing in June, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that United States was still "not winning" the longest U.S. war in Afghanistan.


U.S. National Intelligence Director Dan Coats also warned in May that the security situation in Afghanistan would most likely deteriorate in the future even if the United States and its allies offer more military aid.


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AMMAN, July 15 (Xinhua) -- Jordan is exerting its utmost efforts to pressure Israel to reopen al-Aqsa Mosque which Israel closed on Friday for the first time in 50 years following a gun attack that killed two Israeli policemen.


Yehya Soud, head of the Palestine Committee at the Lower House Cheap Air Max 2018 Mens , called for the opening of the mosque and said Jordan was exerting pressure on Israel in this regard.


In a statement on Saturday, a copy of which was obtained by Xinhua, the head of the committee slammed the Israeli measure and said it was a serious escalation.


He also called on all Arabs and Muslims to intensify efforts to reopen the mosque.


Early on Friday, three Israeli Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces inside the al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Two Israeli officers were also killed during the clashes.


As a result of the attack, Israeli police closed down the al-Aqsa Mosque till further notice.


On Friday Cheap Air Max Mens , Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani said Israel should open the mosque to the worshipers and not take any measures that will change the status quo in Jerusalem and al-Aqsa Mosque.


Momani stressed on Jordan's rejection of any violations against the rights of the Muslims to exercise their worship and called for the immediate opening of al-Aqsa Mosque.


Jordan, which condemns violence, called for the opening of an investigation into the incident, he said.


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FRANKFURT, July 20 (Xinhua) -- The European Central Bank (ECB) decided Thursday that Eurozone base interest rate, namely the interest rate on main refinancing operations, will remain at 0.00 percent, with the marginal lending rate and deposit rate remaining at 0.25 percent and minus 0.40 percent respectively.


In the meantime Cheap Nike Air Max 2018 Outlet , the ECB reaffirmed that it expects the interest rates to remain at their present levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of the net asset purchases.


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