Video: Another Thanksgiving in Afghanistan for troops

>>> overseas tonight american troops are marking their final thanksgiving in iraq before leaving the country at the end of this year, but it is quite a different story in afghanistan , where troops could spend many thanksgivings to come as the war there drags on. nbc's jim maceda is in kabul for us tonight. jim , good evening to you.

>> reporter: hi, savannah. well, this is the 11th thanksgiving for u.s. forces fighting in afghanistan . we shared it today with the thousand or so u.s. troops based at kabul military airport , where the highlight today was roast turkey with all the trimmings, ham, ribs, corn on the cob , even apple and pecan pies. but of course as you suggest, the big question is how many more thanksgivings will u.s. troops mark here going forward? well, at least three, according to president obama 's plan to hand over to the afghans by the end of 2014 all security. but what happens after that really depends on a long-term agreement that right now they are trying to hammer out between washington and kabul . now, meanwhile afghan tribal leaders recently endorsed the plan that would actually keep u.s. troops here for at least a decade beyond 2014 . some u.s. commanders are buying into that saying they could work with the plan but they stress that the majority of u.s. forces must be gone by 2014 . still, the taliban has a vote in all this and a series of recent suicide attacks here, especially on the u.s. embassy in kabul , killed dozens and show that the taliban can really strike at will, even in the heavily guarded capital. so, savannah, there are still many intangibles, but the safe bet is that u.s. troops will be celebrating thanksgiving here for many years to come. back to you. by the way, happy thanksgiving.

>> and to you, jim maceda with our troops in afghanistan tonight. thank you.

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