The U.S. military is developing a plan to withdraw about half the number of troops from Afghanistan than was initially expected when President Trump announced a major withdrawal last month.
Although Trump originally instructed the Pentagon to develop plans to pull out approximately 7,000 of the 14,000 troops in Afghanistan, two White House officials predict the withdrawal will only involve half of the 7,000 troops Trump first requested in December, the Washington Post reported.
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