The US President Donald Trump before his departure from the post of head of state is going to withdraw 4.5 thousand American from Afghanistan and Iraq. The British edition of The Times reports this with reference to its own source.
This intention of Trump has been known for some time. According to the Times, personnel reshuffles in Pentagon , arranged by the head of state, are connected with these plans … Two days earlier it became known that the dismissed head of the military department Mark Esper finally spoke out against the complete withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in a secret letter to the president.
Earlier, a source from the US Department of Defense told reporters about Donald Trump’s possible desire to carry out an operation against Iran after Esper’s dismissal. It was noted that Esper contradicted the US President on the Iranian issue, refuting some of his statements, including after the elimination of the general of the elite Iranian special forces “al-Quds” of the IRGC Qasem Soleimani on January 3.
On November 9, it was reported that the American leader sent Esper to resign. Trump also announced the appointment of the head of the National Center for Combating Terrorism Christopher Miller Acting Secretary of Defense.