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US down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, as ordered by Trump

by Lolita C. BaldorRobert Burns
| January 15, 2021 12:06 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that appears to violate a last-minute congressional prohibition.

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