Acting Pentagon chief makes unannounced trip to Afghanistan amid drawdown

Acting Pentagon chief makes unannounced trip to Afghanistan amid drawdown
Rebecca Kheel
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Acting Pentagon chief makes unannounced trip to Afghanistan amid drawdown
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Tuesday in the second trip by a top U.S. official to the country in a week.
Miller's trip, which was not announced beforehand for security reasons, comes as the U.S. military is fulfilling President Trump's order to draw down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan by mid-January.
"So I'm the guy who's drawing it down to 2,500 on the president's behalf," Miller told a group of troops during lunch, according to Military.com, which was traveling with him. "I firmly believe that's the right thing to do."

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