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Afghanistan war getting little notice from Trump White House

Bystanders watch the aftermath of a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted the Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing more than a dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Bystanders watch the aftermath of a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted the Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing more than a dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) Bystanders watch the aftermath of a suicide attack on the Supreme Court in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. A suicide bomber on Tuesday targeted the Supreme Court building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing more than a dozen people, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

By Associated Press 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Afghanistan war is getting little attention so far from the Trump administration despite the protracted struggle to rein in the Taliban and battle a stubborn Islamic State affiliate there.

America’s longest military fight is now in its 16th year. It got only a peripheral mention during President Donald Trump’s visit Monday to U.S. Central Command, which oversees the conflicts in the Middle East. And there’s little discussion of a revamped policy to beef up the Afghan security forces as they work to make their country secure.

Trump said in Tampa that America expresses its gratitude to “everyone serving overseas, including our military personnel in Afghanistan.” That was it for a conflict that includes about 8,400 U.S. troops conducting counterterrorism operations against insurgents, and training and advising Afghanistan’s military.