Us Troop Withdrawal

COVID-19 Accelerates US Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan Ahead Of Schedule

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 27, 2020

The US military withdrawal from Afghanistan is considerably ahead of schedule, an official told AFP on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump reiterated calls for the Pentagon to bring troops home.

US Begins Troops Withdrawal From Afghanistan 10 Days After Taliban Deal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 10, 2020

The US military has begun withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan as part of a pullout agreed in the February 29 peace agreement with the Taliban, a Pentagon official said Monday.

Afghan President Rejects Demand To Free 5,000 Taliban Prisoners After Peace Deal

World News | Reuters | Sunday March 1, 2020

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani rejected a Taliban demand for the release of 5,000 prisoners as a condition for talks with the Afghan government and civilians, included in a deal between the United States and the Taliban group.

US Troop Withdrawal In Afghanistan Begins "Today", Says Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday March 1, 2020

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the first withdrawals of US troops from Afghanistan are starting "immediately," following the successful signing of a deal with the Taliban.

US Signs Peace Deal With Taliban, To Withdraw Forces Within 14 Months

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday February 29, 2020

The United States signed a landmark deal with the Taliban on Saturday, laying out a timetable for a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan within 14 months as it seeks an exit from its longest-ever war.

US Troop Withdrawal Would Be "Worst Thing To Happen To Iraq", Says Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 8, 2020

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a US troop withdrawal from Iraq at this stage would be the "worst thing" for the country, after Baghdad's parliament demanded the expulsion of American forces.

US Says Wants To Keep Helping Kurds In ISIS Fight

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 16, 2019

The United States wants to maintain support for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in their fight against ISIS militants despite US troops withdrawing from northern Syria, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.

US Troop Withdrawal From Syria Will Happen, Says Mike Pompeo

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 10, 2019

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday that a full US troop withdrawal from Syria announced by President Donald Trump last month will go ahead despite widespread criticism.

US, Afghanistan Leaders to Discuss Troop Withdrawal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday March 24, 2015

President Barack Obama is to meet today with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani, who has asked Washington for "flexibility" on the pace of US troop withdrawal from the war-torn country after a presence of more than a decade.

US can't be aggressive, intimidatory: Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai to NDTV

World News | Amitabh Pashupati Revi | Friday December 13, 2013

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, who is on a four-day visit to India, tells NDTV in an exclusive interview that the US "can't be aggressive" or "intimidate" him to sign a troop deal post 2014.

Attacks against Kurdish sect, Iraq workers, kill 12

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 16, 2012

Separate car bombs against displaced members of a tiny Kurdish sect and industrial workers left 12 people dead in Iraq on Monday, the latest in a spate of violence since US troops left last month.

Hamid Karzai welcomes US troop withdrawals

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 23, 2011

Afghan President Hamid Karzai today welcomed as a "good step" the prospect of 10,000 American troops withdrawing from his country by the end of the year and another 23,000 by next summer.Karzai, whose relations with the West have plummeted since he was anointed leader after US-led troops invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 and brought down the Taliban...

Obama to announce troop withdrawal in Afghanistan on Wednesday

World News | Associated Press | Tuesday June 21, 2011

President Barack Obama will announce the critical next steps in America's decade-long war in Afghanistan on Wednesday, outlining both a plan to start bringing thousands of U.S. troops home next month and a broader withdrawal blueprint aimed at giving Afghans control of their own security in 2014.But even as Obama finalizes those plans, there are di...

US will begin Afghan withdrawl from July 2011: Holbrooke

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday November 15, 2010

The process of withdrawing US combat troops from Afghanistan will begin in July next year and will be completed in four years in a phased manner, America's Special Envoy for Af-Pak region Richard Holbrooke said today.The process of troop withdrawal is not an exit strategy but a transition strategy, Holbrooke told reporters at a roundtable discussio...

Civilians to take US lead after military leaves Iraq

World News | Michael R Gordon, New York Times | Thursday August 19, 2010

As the United States military prepares to leave Iraq  by the end of 2011, the Obama administration is planning a remarkable civilian effort, buttressed by a small army of contractors, to fill the void. By October 2011, the State Department will assume responsibility for training the Iraqi police, a task that will largely be carried out by cont...