U.S. Has Met Its Commitment To Reduce Its Troop Presence In Afghanistan To 8,600

The US troop reduction was part of an agreement between the US and the Taliban signed in February [File: Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo]

Al Jazeera: US has hit agreed troop-cut target of 8,600 in Afghanistan

President Donald Trump has been eager for a full US withdrawal from Afghanistan.

The United States has reduced its troop presence in Afghanistan to 8,600, fulfilling its obligation as part of a February deal with the Taliban, the general who oversees American forces in that region said on Thursday.

Marine General Frank McKenzie gave no indication of when, or at what pace, US forces would be further reduced. He noted that the February deal requires the US to fully withdraw its forces by next May, but he called that an "aspirational" commitment that would depend on certain actions by the Taliban.

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