Joe Biden 'went against advice' of top staff on withdrawal from Afghanistan

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The US President's key advisers wanted a slower drawdown of troops, legendary journalist Bob Woodward writes in new book

Joe Biden's top cabinet members unsuccessfully tried to dissuade him from pulling all US troops out of Afghanistan, it has emerged.

 

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