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U.S. may trim over 1,000 troops from Afghanistan in belt-tightening - general
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 15, 2019 / 8:30 AM / UPDATED 25 MINUTES AGO
Exclusive: U.S. may trim over 1,000 troops from Afghanistan in belt-tightening - general
Phil Stewart, Greg Torode
5 MIN READ
MUSCAT/KABUL (Reuters) - Even before any peace push-related drawdowns, the U.S. military is expected to trim troop levels in Afghanistan as part of an efficiency drive by the new commander, a U.S. general told Reuters on Friday, estimating the cuts may exceed 1,000 forces.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Congress this month he intended to reduce U.S. forces from Afghanistan as negotiators make progress in talks with Taliban insurgents, saying: “Great nations do not fight endless wars.”
U.S. Army General Joseph Votel, the head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, said the decision to reduce some of the roughly 14,000 American forces in Afghanistan was not linked to those peace efforts, however.
Instead, he said it was part of an effort by Army General Scott Miller, who took over the more than 17-year war effort in September, to make better use of U.S. resources.
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Exclusive: U.S. may trim over 1,000 troops from Afghanistan in belt-tightening - general
Phil Stewart, Greg Torode
5 MIN READ
MUSCAT/KABUL (Reuters) - Even before any peace push-related drawdowns, the U.S. military is expected to trim troop levels in Afghanistan as part of an efficiency drive by the new commander, a U.S. general told Reuters on Friday, estimating the cuts may exceed 1,000 forces.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Congress this month he intended to reduce U.S. forces from Afghanistan as negotiators make progress in talks with Taliban insurgents, saying: “Great nations do not fight endless wars.”
U.S. Army General Joseph Votel, the head of the U.S. military’s Central Command, said the decision to reduce some of the roughly 14,000 American forces in Afghanistan was not linked to those peace efforts, however.
Instead, he said it was part of an effort by Army General Scott Miller, who took over the more than 17-year war effort in September, to make better use of U.S. resources.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-afghanistan-exclsuive/exclusive-u-s-may-trim-over-1000-troops-from-afghanistan-in-belt-tightening-general-idUSKCN1Q41MZ