Trump Aide Insists U.S. Will Reduce Forces in Afghanistan to 2,500 ...

Will Reduce Forces in Afghanistan to 2,500 Troops The national security adviser, Robert C. O’Brien, reiterated a plan to draw down troops to 2,500 by early 2021, sidestepping President Trump’s ... Read More

US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: Trump's deadline weighs on Biden

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is under mounting pressure as he weighs whether to fully withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1, a deadline negotiated by the Trump administration.. Some ... Read More

Trump says 'it is time' for US troops to exit Afghanistan ... - ABC News

The U.S.-Taliban deal says a withdrawal below 8,600 troops is conditions-based. President Donald Trump said "it is time" for all U.S. service members to exit Afghanistan, undermining his ... Read More

U.S. Has 1,000 More Troops in Afghanistan Than It Disclosed

American soldiers in 2018 at a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan. Publicly, 2,500 U.S. troops are said to be in the country, but officials say the real number is closer to 3,500. Read More

More U.S. Troops Will Leave Afghanistan Before the Election, Trump Says

Doug Mills/The New York Times. ... President Trump said that there would be fewer than 5,000 American troops in Afghanistan by Election Day in ... Mr. Trump’s drive to pull U.S. forces from war ... Read More

US signs historic deal with Taliban, Trump announces ... - ABC News

Initially, the U.S. will draw down its troops from 13,000 to 8,600 -- a level that Gen. Scott Miller, the commander of U.S. and NATO forces, has said is still sufficient to carry out their mission. Read More

U.S. Is Quietly Reducing Its Troop Force in Afghanistan

In December, in the aftermath of Mr. Trump’s first announcement that American forces would be leaving Syria, he also demanded the withdrawal of 7,000 troops from Afghanistan. Mr. Read More

Trump: US to keep 8,600 troops in Afghanistan after Taliban deal - The Hill

President Trump said Thursday he will reduce the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan to 8,600 but the U.S. will maintain a presence after a deal with the Taliban is reached in the 18-year war. Read More

U.S. Troops Are Packing Up, Ready or Not - The New York Times

The Pentagon has announced a reduction down to 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan before President-elect Biden takes office. Afghan officials fear the cuts will encourage the Taliban to keep fighting. Read More

Taliban Sweep in Afghanistan Follows Years of U.S. Miscalculations

Shortly after Lloyd J. Austin III was sworn in as defense secretary on Jan. 22, he and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recommended to Mr. Biden that 3,000 to 4,500 ... Read More