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(47,539 posts) Thu Apr 15, 2021, 08:55 AM Apr 2021

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Will all troops leave Afghanistan, or will some remain, as in Europe and S Korea?

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Will all troops leave Afghanistan, or will some remain, as in Europe and S Korea? (Original Post) question everything Apr 2021 OP

Enough to protect our embassy Sanity Claws Apr 2021 #1

I suspect that the embassy will have a reinforced Marine security force. Nt hack89 Apr 2021 #3

There is no point in a partial withdrawal hack89 Apr 2021 #2

Thanks. Makes sense question everything Apr 2021 #5

I believe there are already fewer troops in Afghanistan than in Korea... Wounded Bear Apr 2021 #4

Sanity Claws

(21,857 posts)

1. Enough to protect our embassy

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 08:58 AM

Apr 2021

That doesn't sound like many left but it is vague.

hack89

(39,171 posts)

3. I suspect that the embassy will have a reinforced Marine security force. Nt

Reply to Sanity Claws (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 09:53 AM

Apr 2021

hack89

(39,171 posts)

2. There is no point in a partial withdrawal

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 09:52 AM

Apr 2021

Unlike S Korea and Europe, in Afghanistan there are forces actively trying to kill Americans.

question everything

(47,539 posts)

5. Thanks. Makes sense

Reply to hack89 (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 11:07 AM

Apr 2021

Wounded Bear

(58,724 posts)

4. I believe there are already fewer troops in Afghanistan than in Korea...

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Thu Apr 15, 2021, 09:54 AM

Apr 2021

There will be an embassy guard, which will probably be bigger than most other ones, partly because of the size of the compound.

There will also be a strong black ops presence there, I'm sure.

But active duty military? No.

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