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U.S. Army soldiers representing units participating in the the Anaconda-16 military exercise, attend the opening ceremony, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, June 6, 2016. Poland and some NATO members are launching their biggest ever exercise, involving some 31,000 troops, as central and eastern European nations are seeking strong security guarantees among concerns about Russia's assertiveness and actions. .(AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

U.S. paying $100 million to keep troops out of Afghanistan

The United States is hiring contractors to maintain aircraft in Afghanistan to keep the number of deployed troops lower.

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