Austin travels to Afghanistan as troop withdrawal deadline looms

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Austin travels to Afghanistan as troop withdrawal deadline looms

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani (R) meets U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, in Kabul, Afghanistan March 21, 2021. Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin traveled…

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Trump’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq, explained

President Donald Trump is planning to withdraw more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, bringing a few thousand more service members home but still falling short of his promise to…

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Democrats and Republicans take aim at Pompeo over US troop withdrawal from Germany

Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany has come under bipartisan attack in the Senate, amid warnings it would disrupt US alliances.…

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Cautious Pentagon extends troop travel limits through June :: WRAL.com

By ROBERT BURNS, AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is extending military travel restrictions through June, indicating a concern that the coronavirus remains a threat to troops even…

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The Day – Ledyard scout troop does grocery runs for homebound neighbors

Ledyard — The collective area and population covered by zip codes 06339 and 06335 pales in comparison to New York City, but an idea born in the Big Apple is…

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US, Iraq to hold talks on troop future

Washington (AFP) – The United States will hold talks with Iraq in June on the future of its troop presence in the country, whose parliament has voted to expel them,…

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Troop drawdown in Afghanistan will continue despite coronavirus, Pentagon says

Top Pentagon officials say the U.S. will continue executing its troop drawdown in Afghanistan despite the global coronavirus outbreak and stressed that new medical protocols are in place to screen…

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