Trump expected to announce reduction of troops in Iraq, Afghanistan

President Trump is expected to announce further troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan in the next few days. In Afghanistan the US currently has 8,600 soldiers in accordance with an agreement signed between Washington and the Taliban. During a meeting with Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhemi in August, Trump said American troops would leave Iraq but gave no timetable.

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