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The Pentagon announced Tuesday that the US has withdrawn from five bases in Afghanistan and reduced the size of its forces there as part of the agreement it entered into with the Taliban earlier this year.
"US forces in Afghanistan remain in the mid-8,000s and five bases formerly occupied by US forces have been transferred to our Afghan partners," Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement.
"US military presence in Afghanistan remains focused on capabilities -- not numbers. We maintain the capabilities and authorities necessary to protect ourselves, our Allies and partners, and US national interests," Hoffman said.
The statement makes no mention of the Taliban's continued links to al Qaeda, something referenced in a Defense Department report earlier this month.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/pentagon-says-us-has-withdrawn-from-5-bases-in-afghanistan-as-part-of-agreement-with-taliban/ar-BB16K794?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP
stillcool
(32,626 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Nevilledog
(51,268 posts)We give you bases and you get to keep cashing in on those bounties.
It's like his tariff deals, only covered in blood.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)This is how we respond to Russian bounties on our soldiers? Vlad is loving this.
Captain Zero
(6,853 posts)More like Trump following Putin's orders.
albacore
(2,408 posts)Maybe we need to either pick weaker and weaker enemies...
OR...
Stop trying to hold our Empire together.