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December 16, 2019

Trump Set to Withdraw 4,000 Troops from Afghanistan Amid Revelations About Failing War Effort
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The Trump administration is reportedly planning to withdraw 4,000 U.S.
troops from Afghanistan, with President Trump set to make an
announcement as early as this week. The drawdown would leave between
8,000 and 9,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan continuing to fight the
longest war in U.S. history, now in its 19th year. This comes just days
after a major exposé by The Washington Post revealed senior U.S.
officials lied throughout the war in Afghanistan about progress, while
hiding evidence it had become unwinnable.


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