"I call it the Harvard of terrorists," Trump said. He recounted conversations he had with US military officials telling them of his desire to remove troops. He said they warned him it would be better to fight terrorists in Afghanistan than at home. "'Sir, I'd rather attack them over there, then attack them in our land,'" Trump said a general had told him. Even if the United States did remove its troops, Trump said, it would leave a "very strong intelligence" presence in Afghanistan.

Source: bd News24 July 02, 2019 01:41 UTC