US to reduce Afghanistan forces by 2020
30 July 2019 |
3:03 pm
US Secretary of State Pompeo said that the US wants to begin withdrawing its forces from Afghanistan by 2020. The introduction of a time frame on troop reduction comes as talks with the Taliban are due later this week.
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