ToplinePresident Donald Trump said Wednesday that all U.S. troops remaining in Afghanistan should be “home by Christmas,” a date that is months ahead of plans to prepare for a withdrawal by May 2021, provided the Taliban meet conditions of a peace agreement struck in February. U.S. President Donald Trump salutes cadets at the beginning of the commencement ceremony on June 13, ... [+] 2020 in West Point, New York. The Department of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Forbes. Further ReadingA timeline of US troops in Afghanistan since 2001 (The Associated Press)Trump Withdraws U.S. Troops From Syria, Sparking Intense Backlash (Forbes)

Source: Forbes October 08, 2020 00:02 UTC