“We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!” Trump tweeted.
Trump’s tweet on US troops leaving Afghanistan by Christmas may hurt delicate talks with Taliban: officials
President Trump’s sudden pronouncement that U.S. troops in Afghanistan “should” be home by Christmas will make the already sensitive negotiations with the Taliban more difficult, U.S. officials told …
Taliban Welcome Trump Tweet on Withdrawing Troops From Afghanistan by Christmas
The Taliban on Thursday welcomed an announcement by President Donald Trump on pulling out U.S. troops by Christmas. It was “a positive step towards the implementation of (the) Doha agreement,” a …
Trump: US will be out of Afghanistan by Christmas
President Donald Trump announced via tweet Wednesday night that all remaining U.S. troops serving in Afghanistan should be withdrawn by Christmas, putting an end to the 19-year American military …
Trump says remaining troops should be home from Afghanistan by Christmas
President Trump indicated Wednesday that he plans to withdraw all remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year, an apparent change from existing policy that further withdrawals would …
Trump Says He Wants All Troops in Afghanistan Home by Christmas, Going Further Than Security Adviser
Just hours after national security adviser Robert O’Brien said the number of American troops in Afghanistan would be reduced to about 2,500 by early next year, President Trump tweeted that all troops …
Trump: U.S. Troops in Afghanistan should be home by Christmas
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said all U.S. troops in Afghanistan should be home by Christmas, seemingly escalating the timeline to bring the nearly two-decade-long war in the Middle Eastern …
U.S. Seeks to Draw Down Its Troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 by Early 2021
President Trump suggested a timeline as early as Christmas, prompting confusion among administration officials.
Pakistan, Afghanistan to revise transit trade agreement: envoy
Pakistan’s new ambassador to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan are contemplating to pave the groundwork for start of revision of Afghanistan Pakistan Transit Trade …
U.S. to go down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan by early 2021: Trump adviser
National Security adviser Robert O’Brien speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis …