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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Current US President Trump has ordered the withdrawal of more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. By January 15, the number of soldiers will be reduced to about 2,500 each. This is what Acting Defense Secretary Miller explains at the Pentagon.
The United States will reduce its number of troops in Afghanistan by about 2,000 soldiers to 2,500 soldiers in mid-January. Current Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced at the Pentagon. The number of soldiers in Iraq should also be reduced to 2,500 by January 15. Five days later, the newly elected President of the United States, Joe Biden, is expected to take office in the White House.
About two months before the end of his term, the president-elect of the United States fulfills one of his key campaign promises. For days, the plans have also been drawing open criticism from Trump’s Republican ranks and putting allies on alert. NATO and the Bundeswehr are preparing for an emergency: a full-scale US withdrawal this year.
In October, Trump even announced that he wanted to withdraw all remaining American soldiers by Christmas. This had caused considerable unrest in the alliance, as the units of the other NATO countries in Afghanistan depend on logistical and security support from the United States.
Concerns grew when Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who was critical of his withdrawal plans, and replaced him with Miller. His top adviser is former army colonel and outspoken supporter of withdrawal Douglas Macgregor, who said in a high-profile interview with Fox News that “there is no difference” when the United States withdraws from Afghanistan. “Everything will collapse” in the country anyway.
