President Trump said in a tweet, "We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!".
A deal agreed upon between the United States and the Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...in February of this year marks the departure of full foreign forces from Afghanistan by May 2021.
Early reports indicate Trump and other U.S officials have said the strength of their forces will be reduced in Afghanistan between 5000 and 4000 troops by November of this year.
It is reportedly unclear whether trump was giving orders or verbalizing a long-cherished dream.
| *Sigh* He does do that... |
The advisor also hinted, that the United States is currently having fewer than 5000 troops in Afghanistan and this amount would be reduced by 2500 in the coming months.
Previously, Special Envoy to Afghanistan Peace, Zalmay Khalilzad, said as the troops level reaches to 4500, the United States administration will take decisions when ties and actions are evaluated.
Since the U.S war on terrorism in Afghanistan, around 2400 American troops have bit the dust and thousands of others have been maimed.
On Thursday, AFP reported that NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
chief Jens Stoltenberg insisted that members will decide together on when to leave Afghanistan, in response to President Trump's tweet.