U.S. Army Capt. Bradley D. Rager, assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st Armored Division, helps secure the helicopter landing zone as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter prepares to land at an Afghan military base Dec. 14, 2019, in southeastern Afghanistan. (Master Sgt. Alejandro Licea/Army)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S troops in Afghanistan has been reduced to 2,500, the lowest level of American forces there since 2001, the Pentagon said on Friday.
In November, President Donald Trump’s administration said it would sharply cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by mid-January, stopping short of a threatened full withdrawal from America’s longest war after fierce opposition from allies at home and abroad.
“Moving forward, while the Department continues with planning capable of further reducing U.S. troop levels to zero by May of 2021, any such future drawdowns remain conditions-based,” acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller said in a statement on reaching 2,500 troops.
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More News On U.S. Troop Withdrawals From Afghanistan And Iraq
US troop levels cut to 2,500 each in Afghanistan and Iraq, lowest mark in two decades -- France 24
Trump Administration Confirms Withdrawals from Iraq, Afghanistan Days Before Inauguration -- US News and World Report
US downsizes its troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 -- Al Jazeera
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