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Britain likely to follow US and cut troops in Afghanistan, but America not completely pulling out yet – UK defence minister

“I expect if [the US) are reducing at some stage, we will come down,” Ben Wallace told Sky News. But…

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Australian war crimes report alleges elite troops executed 39 Afghan civilians including to achieve ‘first kill’

General Angus Campbell, Chief of the Australian Defence Force, announced the findings of the 465-page ‘Brereton report' on Thursday, saying…

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Pentagon announces partial withdrawal from Afghanistan – 2,500 troops to remain

In a press briefing on Tuesday, Miller said the troop withdrawals will take place before January 15, 2021."I celebrate this…

4 years ago

‘All wars MUST END’: Trump’s new acting defense secretary signals withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan

“This is the critical phase in which we transition our efforts from a leadership to supporting role,” Miller said on…

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National Guard troops activated in Portland amid ‘widespread violence’ & vandalism as protesters face off with police (VIDEOS)

Portland law enforcement officials announced the Guard deployment late on Wednesday evening, after a protest rally grew unruly in the…

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Attack in Nice carried out by ‘Islamist terrorist’, Macron says, ordering troops to patrol churches & schools in France (VIDEO)

Two people were killed inside a Catholic church in the southern French city, according to local reports, while a third…

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‘They’re OK with this, we aren’t’: Russia trains troops to avoid conflict amid frequent US & NATO sorties, top general tells RT

Russian armed forces have registered “almost 30 NATO strategic aircraft quite close to our borders” over the last month, Valery…

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Trump says US to reduce troops to 4,000 in Afghanistan and 2,000 in Iraq as peace talks progress

The reductions will happen “very soon,” Trump said. While the Pentagon confirmed the pending withdrawal of some troops earlier this…

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US to pull back 2,200 troops from Iraq, Pentagon confirms…but several thousand more still to stay

The US recognizes “the great progress the Iraqi forces have made,” Marine General Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central…

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Trump to announce withdrawal of additional troops from Afghanistan & Iraq in coming days

The report comes amid Trump’s row with Pentagon’s top brass, who he accused of doing the bidding for the US…

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