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Trump plans to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan and Iraq before the end of his term

The president is expected to leave only about 2,500 American troops in Afghanistan, and a similar number in Iraq, and he may also return most of the forces from Somalia.

"May pay a heavy price," warned the NATO secretary general, who is leading the mission in Afghanistan.

Republicans also oppose: "It will be more humiliating than Obama's withdrawal from Iraq"

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Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 14:10 Updated: 20:27

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US President Donald Trump plans to return thousands of troops from Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia in recent weeks to his tenure, US officials said, despite warnings of too reckless withdrawals.

The move comes days after Trump placed a series of loyalists in top positions at the Pentagon, who like him are frustrated by the continued military presence of the United States in war zones.

According to plans, the number of American troops in Afghanistan will decrease by half to January 15, when about 2,500 of them will remain.

U.S. officials told the Associated Press that army chiefs had been notified over the weekend of the planned withdrawal and that the operational order was in the works, but had not yet been communicated to commanders.

A similar number of U.S. troops are expected to remain in Iraq as well, which means the next president, Joe Biden, will be the fourth to sink into the mud in those two countries, which the United States invaded after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

In addition, U.S. officials told Reuters that Trump may bring back nearly all of the 700 U.S. troops from Somalia, aiding local forces against al-Shabab's al-Qaeda-linked organization.

Opponents warn against harming the fight against terrorism.

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Trump visits US troops in Afghanistan last year (Photo: Reuters)

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned that the alliance could pay a heavy price for withdrawing too early from Afghanistan.

NATO has less than 12 thousand soldiers from dozens of countries in Afghanistan, and are helping to train and advise security forces Afghan. The US Army is typically about half of the total power, which relies heavily on the US Army for the purpose of transportation, logistics and other support.

"We are now I am faced with a difficult decision.

"We have been in Afghanistan for almost 20 years, and even NATO does not want to stay longer than it should. However, the price of leaving too early or uncoordinated could be very high," Stoltenberg said in a statement.

He said Afghanistan still "faces the danger of once again becoming the base of international terrorist organizations, planning and organizing attacks on our homelands. And ISIS can rebuild in Afghanistan the terrorist suits it lost in Syria and Iraq."

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Fighting shoulder to shoulder.

Marine (center) with Afghan forces, 2017 (Photo: Reuters)

NATO has been leading most of the security effort in Afghanistan since 2003, two years after the invasion that led to the overthrow of the Taliban regime that gave refuge to al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The United States to the Taliban earlier this year. The

NATO secretary general promised that the alliance would remain committed to its mission even in the event of a further reduction in US force in Afghanistan.

Trump wanted to return all US troops from Afghanistan by Christmas to end the 19-year war, but escalating violence in the country by the Taliban despite the peace agreement, and continued ties to al-Qaida, are alarming. these were the reasons why the war began in 2001, and has since killed thousands of American soldiers and foreigners.

Republican majority leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, said that the government Trump recorded Impressive achievements in the fight against terrorism, but warned of a "humiliating" withdrawal from Afghanistan, which he said would be worse than that of President Barack Obama from Iraq in 2011, and a reminder of the US withdrawal from South Vietnam in 1975. Obama returned to Iraq three years after ISIS 'rise The Communists occupied the south with an exit

United States.

"All wars must end"

The new United States Secretary of Defense, Christopher Miller, hinted at returning troops home in a letter he sent to military personnel over the weekend.

"We remain committed to ending the war that al-Qaeda brought to our shores in 2001," wrote Miller, who was commander of the Counter-Terrorism Center before his hasty appointment.

"We must avoid our strategic past mistakes when we have failed to end the battle."

However, he clarified: "All wars must end."

Miller replaced Mark Asper, who was ousted immediately after Joe Biden was announced as the next president.

He opposed the acceleration of a withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying the Taliban was not fulfilling its commitments.

Under the Taliban agreement, the United States' withdrawal is expected to be complete by May, given the fulfillment of its security commitments, which is not happening on the ground.

The fear is that the extremist organization is waiting for the departure of American forces to take over the country again, so it is stalling the recently opened negotiations with the Afghan government.

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