Multiple U.S. troops killed and wounded in attack in Afghanistan
U.S. and Afghan forces "conducting an operation in Nangarhar province were engaged by direct fire" on Saturday, a military spokesman said.
Multiple U.S. troops killed and wounded in Afghanistan, officials say
Multiple U.S. troops were killed and wounded in an attack in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, according to four U.S. military officials.
Earlier, Col. Sonny Leggett, spokesman for American forces in Afghanistan, said that U.S. and Afghan forces "conducting an operation in Nangarhar province were engaged by direct fire" on Saturday.
"We are assessing the situation and will provide further updates as they become available," Leggett said.
The U.S. has 12,000 to 13,000 troops in Afghanistan, but in December three current and former U.S. officials told NBC News that the Trump administration was poised to withdraw approximately 4,000 of them.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged to end the “endless wars" and NBC News reported in August that the president has made clear to his advisers that he wants to pull all U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by the 2020 election, according to five current and former administration and military officials.
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Imagine having a loved one killed in service and this fuck-wit being Commander in Chief. Literal adding insult to injury. I'm so sorry.
