White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien said on Tuesday it is President Donald Trump’s hope that all U.S. troops will be home from Afghanistan and Iraq by May. O’Brien spoke to reporters …
Pentagon to withdraw 2,500 troops from Afghanistan, Iraq
Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller announced Tuesday that the United States plans to withdraw 2,500 troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by Jan. 15.
Inside Afghanistan’s Education Crisis
Even before the lengthy COVID-19 shutdown, the country’s schools were weighed down by crumbling infrastructure and a misguided curriculum.
In rare rebuke of Trump, NATO chief warns against troop cuts in Afghanistan
Afghanistan risks becoming once again a platform for international terrorists to plan and organize attacks on our homelands,” Jens Stoltenberg said.
Republican Outcry Over Trump’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Plan Grows
Rep. Mac Thornberry of Texas added to GOP condemnation of the move, saying that a withdrawal from Afghanistan now ignores dangers on the ground.
Trump withdrawal plan could tip Afghanistan towards more violence
Attacks up since September amid fears Taliban biding their time until US forces leave …
NATO Chief Warns Against Rapid Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
U.S. President Donald Trump has made ending the 19-year-old American engagement in Afghanistan a priority by Christmas, but while many NATO allies also want to leave the country, many feel it could be …
Trump plans to withdraw thousands of troops from Iraq, Afghanistan before leaving office
President Trump is expected to order the drawdown of thousands of U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan by mid-January, leaving about 2,500 left in each country. The president’s recently-fired defense …
Peace treaty crucial for withdrawal from Afghanistan – German defence minister
Any decisions on the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan must be based on conditions on the ground, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on Tuesday. “The ongoing peace …
Pentagon signals troop drawdown in Afghanistan and Iraq
The Pentagon has told commanders to prepare to withdraw an additional 2,500 US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, delivering on a pledge by the Trump administration to bring back forces and end America …