Forces, their size in afghanistan, will be 2,500 troops. Our force size in iraq will also be 2,500 by that same date. The announcement was made by acting u. S. Defense secretary chris miller. He replaced mark esper, who was fired by President Trump after joe biden won the electioner in this month. Troops have been gradually reduced as part of a peace deal struck earlier this year. U. S. Media reports say 4,500 soldiers are now believed to be deployed in afghanistan, and 3,000 in iraq. Republican Senate Leader Mitch Mcconnell is raising concerns about the timing of the latest move, and warned against any earth shaking changes to defense or Foreign Policy in the coming months. The planned reduction comes amid a recent resurgence of violence in afghanistan. The government and the taliban are engaged in ongoing peace talks, but they have yet to achieve a breakthrough. Turning to the latest on the coronavirus here in japan. Infections continue to spike across many parts of the country. Its
Up next on American History tv. Georgia governor jimmy carter accepting the democratic president ial nomination at the 1976 democratic convention. As you can see, he is working his way through the crowd, a pathway of sorts has been cleared for him, shaking hands as he goes. This is as well stage managed an entrance for a nominee as i have seen in a number of conventions, moving through the delegates. Now walking up steps on the back of the room and soon will be there. There he is. Thats amy. [ cheers and applause ] he made it to the hall about four minutes ago. Thats his mother, miss lillian, 77 years old. His daughter amy and rosalind carter, mrs. Carter. How sweet it is, david. How sweet it is. I wonder how his mother wfel in the picture a moment ago, standing watching her son go to the podium. You know, even when a candidate wins the election and becomes president , he doesnt do it in such circumstances as this. Hes not in a huge hole. Hes probably in a hotel somewhere. My name is j
[cheering applause] as you can see, he is working his way through the crowd. A pathway of sorts has been cleared for him. [cheering applause] this is a well staged manage entrance, for nominee as i have seen in a number of conventions. [cheering applause] [applause] [applause] thats his mother, miss lilly 77 years old. [cheering applause] how sweet it is, how sweet it is. I wonder how his mother feels, standing and watching her son. [cheering applause] my name is jimmy quote my name is jimmy carter, and im running for president. [applause] its been a long time since i said those words of the first time, and now ive come here after seeing our great country to accept your nomination. [applause] i accept it, in the words of john f. Kennedy, with a full and grateful heart, and with only one obligation to devote every effort of body, mind, and spirit, to lead our party back to victory, and our nation back to greatness. [applause] its a pleasure to be here with all you democrats. And to see
Has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020 to the world foodd program for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflictaffected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict. The World Food Program was founded in 1961 and is the Worlds Largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. The Nobel Committee says the coronavirus pandemic has led to a surge inn the numberr of vicis ofof hungerr in the worldld and ququoted the wfp whichch said, l there is a medical vaccine, food is the best vaccine against chaos. In 2019 the u. N. Branch provided assistance to close to 100 Million People in 88 countries affected by Food Insecurity and hunger. The wfp thanked the Nobel Committee for the honor on twitter adding the award is a powerful reminder peace and zero hunger go hand in hand. Next, a typhoon is now barreling toward japan. Weather Off
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