Times of Islamabad

US President Donald Trump announces date for complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump announces date for complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday has sought withdrawal of all UStroops to return home from Afghanistan by Christmas.

According to the details, Just hours earlier, his national security adviserhad announced that the number of US troops in Afghanistan would be reducedto 2,500 by early next year.

US President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter on Wednesday “We should have thesmall remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistanhome by Christmas!.”

President Trump’s announcement comes almost a month before the USpresidential election, in which he seeks to show that he is living up tohis promise to end “endless American wars.” However, it is not clearwhether Trump tweeted an order or whether he was merely expressing hislong-held desire.

Trump is running again in the presidential election. He has been pushingfor an end to the longest-running war in Afghanistan, which is an importantpart of his foreign policy, even though thousands of US troops arecurrently stationed in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.