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CENTCOM boss says military plans for withdrawal from Afghanistan not developed yet
“We’ve watched the Taliban compress and crush ISIS presence on the ground in southern Nangarhar."
By Shawn Snow
Latest "US withdrawing from Afghanistan" stories
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Trump calls Taliban, discusses peace talks
“We had a good conversation. We’ve agreed there is no violence. We don’t want violence. But we’ll see what happens. They are dealing with Afghanistan. We had a very good talk with the leader of the Taliban,” Trump said on the South Lawn of the White House.
Esper gives go-ahead to begin drawdown of American forces in Afghanistan
That deal is “conditions based,” Esper explained.
By Shawn Snow
As peace agreement looms, US opens 2020 with near record January bomb drops against Taliban
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters Thursday in Brussels that the U.S. and Taliban have negotiated a proposal to reduce violence over a seven day period and that “progress” has been made in the talks that have appeared to slog on with no end in sight.
By Shawn Snow
US military budget request for Afghanistan lowest in a decade
The Defense Department detailed that the OCO budget request for Afghanistan “assumes a drawdown of forces."
By Shawn Snow
Esper wants to move troops from Afghanistan to the Indo-Pacific to confront China
“I would like to go down to a lower number because I want to either bring those troops home, so they can refit and retrain for other missions or/and be redeployed to the Indo-Pacific to face off our greatest challenge in terms of the great power competition that’s vis-a-vis China.”
By Shawn Snow