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With pending announcement, US will pull back, not out, of Afghanistan

By Jamie McIntyre
Published December 16, 2019 12:01pm ET
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With pending announcement, US will pull back, not out, of Afghanistan
COMING HOME: President Trump is expected to announce as soon as this week that he will bring home about 4,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan, cutting the size of the U.S. force there by almost one-third. The news of the intended drawdown of American troops was first reported over the weekend by NBC News, and confirmed […]

COMING HOME: President Trump is expected to announce as soon as this week that he will bring home about 4,000 U.S. troops from Afghanistan, cutting the size of the U.S. force there by almost one-third.

The news of the intended drawdown of American troops was first reported over the weekend by NBC News, and confirmed by other media outlets.

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