US To Withdraw 2,500 Troops From Afghanistan And 500 From Iraq By January

 

NBC: Acting Pentagon chief announces U.S. military reduction in Iraq and Afghanistan 

 * Acting Pentagon chief Christopher Miller said Tuesday that the United States will reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to 2,500 troops and 2,500 troops in Iraq by Jan. 15. 

 * The United States has approximately 4,500 troops currently in Afghanistan and more than 3,000 in Iraq.   

 * Last week, Miller ascended to the Pentagon’s acting Secretary of Defense role after President Donald Trump’s sudden termination of Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. 

WASHINGTON — Acting Pentagon chief Christopher Miller said Tuesday that the United States will reduce its military presence in Afghanistan to 2,500 troops and 2,500 troops in Iraq by Jan. 15. 

The United States has approximately 4,500 troops currently in Afghanistan and more than 3,000 in Iraq.  

“This decision by the president is based on continuous engagement with his national security cabinet over the past several months including ongoing discussions with me and my colleagues across the United States government,” Miller said at the Pentagon. 

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