Trump suggests US troop levels in Afghanistan could be cut in half by Election Day

Military Times: President Donald Trump said he expects U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan to be under 5,000 by Election Day in November and called America’s involvement in the Middle East “the single biggest mistake in the history of our country” in an interview with Axios released Monday night.

U.S. military forces have already dropped by more than 3,000 personnel this year, bringing the American military footprint to about 8,500 troops, around the same level as when Trump took office in 2017.

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