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US troops patrol at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
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Top US commander in Afghanistan says steps to end military mission launched

Miller said he was acting on orders based on US President Joe Biden's decision to end America's longest war, deeming the prolonged and intractable battle in Afghanistan no longer aligned...

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White House: No guarantees about Afghanistan's future post-pullout

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CIA Director says 'significant risk' once US, coalition militaries withdraw from Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis
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Biden to declare it is 'time for American troops to come home' from Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi (not in picture) at Defence Ministry in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool/Files
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Not made final decision on pullout of US troops from Afghanistan yet: US Secretary of Defense

FILE PHOTO: The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS
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South Korea agrees to 13.9% increase in its share of cost for US troops

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters following an online meeting with members of the National Governors Association (NGA) executive committee in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
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Biden halts drone strikes outside of war zones where US troops deployed

Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite via Yahoo News.
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Number of US troops in Middle East vs USA

A US soldier keeps watch at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 5, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
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US troops in Afghanistan now down to 2,500, lowest since 2001: Pentagon

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to US troops, with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani standing behind him, during an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
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Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it

FATF’s October plenary decision to keep Pakistan in the grey list will just exacerbate political tensions in Islamabad. Photo :Facebook via Hindustan Times
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Imran Khan goes to Afghanistan as US prepares drawdown

A US Marine(C) talks with Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers during a training in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 5, 2017.REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo
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Trump to cut troop levels in Afghanistan but stops short of full withdrawal

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Trump says wants US troops out of Afghanistan by Christmas