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Afghanistan Welcomes Trump Troops Pledge
President Ashraf Ghani has thanked the US for supporting his country's Taliban fight
President Ashraf Ghani has thanked the US, after Donald Trump stressed Washington's continuing military commitment to Afghanistan, reversing his campaign calls for a quick withdrawal.
Also in the programme: India's Supreme Court bans the practice of instant Islamic divorce; and what checks can be made by mosques to prevent the appointment of radical imams?
(Picture: US troops training the Afghan Army in Helmand. Credit: BBC)
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