U.S. troops patrol at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan, Aug. 7, 2018.
VOA: Pentagon Silent on Trump Tweet Calling for Full Afghan Exit by December 25We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 7, 2020
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon offered no additional details on Afghanistan Thursday, a day after President Donald Trump tweeted that all U.S. forces in the South Asian nation should return home before the end of the year.
“We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!” Trump tweeted shortly before the vice -presidential debate Wednesday night.
Spokespersons for Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley and U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), which oversees military operations in the Middle East, declined to comment and referred VOA to the White House.
Esper did not answer questions on an Afghan withdrawal during a Pentagon event Thursday.
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WNU Editor: This contradicts what was said yesterday .... U.S. National Security Adviser Says The U.S. Will Reduce Its Troops In Afghanistan To 2,500 By Early 2021 (October 7, 2020). But I say so what. The last American soldiers to die in Afghanistan was this past July. May they be the last. Bottom line. The sooner these soldiers are all back home the better. It would be the best Christmas gift that their families have ever received.
