The lawmakers, voting resoundingly on Monday in favour of the American military stay in the war-torn country, warned a precipitous pullout could let Al-Qaeda and Islamic State regroup there.
According to Al-Jazeera, a majority of 70 senators voted for the text that was opposed by 26. Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the Senate, sponsored the measure.
Only three of the 53 Republicans in the Senate opposed the amendment, which will eventually be incorporated into a broader security bill on . . .
