A US Marine talks with Afghan National Army soldiers during a training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jul 5, 2017. WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will sharply reduce the number of US forces in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 before he leaves office, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday , stopping short of the complete withdrawal Trump threatened to carry out by Christmas.
"By Jan 15, 2021, our forces, their size in Afghanistan, will be 2,500 troops. Our force size in Iraq will also be 2,500 by that same date," Miller said, without taking questions from reporters.
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