Afghanistan Troops
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Taliban welcomes Trump’s tweet on early troop withdrawal from AfghanistanThe Afghan Taliban on Thursday welcomed a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump in which he promised to have the last of U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas.WorldOct 8, 2020
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Trump says all remaining U.S. troops in Afghanistan will be ‘home by Christmas’Trump's comment came just hours after his national security adviser said Washington would reduce its forces in Afghanistan to 2,500 by early next year.WorldOct 7, 2020
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Republicans urge action from White House after reported bounties on U.S. troopsEight Republican lawmakers attended a White House briefing about explosive allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan — intelligence the White House insisted the president himself had not been fully read in on.WorldJun 30, 2020
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White House aware of reports Russia put bounties on U.S. troops since 2019: sourcesThe assessment was included in at least one of President Donald Trump's written daily intelligence briefings at the time, according to the officials.PoliticsJun 29, 2020
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Fallout grows as White House distances Trump from report of bounties on U.S. troopsEight Republican lawmakers were briefed Monday on the explosive allegations against Russia, while eight Democrats will be briefed Tuesday morning.PoliticsJun 29, 2020
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Trump says he wasn’t briefed on reported bounties against U.S. troops in AfghanistanTrump, in a Sunday morning tweet, said ``Nobody briefed or told me'' or Vice-President Mike Pence or chief of staff Mark Meadows about ``the so-called attacks on our troops in Afghanistan by Russians.''WorldJun 28, 2020
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Donald Trump mocks Indian prime minister for building library in AfghanistanIndia has been a major player in the reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan and has committed approximately US$3 billion to the cause since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.WorldJan 3, 2019
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Cutting U.S. troops in Afghanistan reduces Taliban incentive for peace deal: ex-commanderRetired Gen. Stanley McChrystal's comments were in response to reports of the Pentagon developing plans to withdraw thousands of American troops.WorldDec 30, 2018
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U.S. looks to pull half of its 14,000 troops out of AfghanistanThe move to pull troops from Afghanistan was a key factor in James Mattis' decision to resign as defence secretary,WorldDec 20, 2018
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