US troop strength in Afghanistan down to 8,600 ahead of schedule

A key provision of the Feb. 29 agreement between the Taliban and the United States, to which the Afghan government was not a party, involved a US commitment to reduce its military footprint.

US MILITARY advisers from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade work with Afghan soldiers at an artillery position on an Afghan National Army base in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan in 2018

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ByREUTERS

MAY 27, 2020 18:01

US troop strength in Afghanistan down to 8,600 ahead of schedule

A key provision of the Feb. 29 agreement between the Taliban and the United States, to which the Afghan government was not a party, involved a US commitment to reduce its military footprint.

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US troop strength in Afghanistan down to 8,600 ahead of schedule

A key provision of the Feb. 29 agreement between the Taliban and the United States, to which the Afghan government was not a party, involved a US commitment to reduce its military footprint.

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