Good afternoon. Im chris miller, acting secretary of defense and im here today to update you on president trumps plan to bring the wars in afghanistan and iraq to a successful and responsible conclusion and to bring our brave Service Members home. From kabul to kandahar and fallujah. Hundreds of thousands of americas sons and daughters who answered the call to serve in our Armed Services have brought us to this point. Us to this point. Their efforts and sacrifice will go down in history as showing the strength, commitment of a force that is unlike any the world has ever seen. Just last night, i joined Vice President pence and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to have the soldiers who perished in the middle east. This was a somber and hum bling moment that reminded us of the tremendous sacrifices of the men and women of the United States military of our Armed Services take an oath to defend the constitution of the United States. They serve not for personal gain but for the protectio
And play richardson. Welcome to the show. The United States says its reducing troop numbers in afghanistan and iraq. By mid january, the deployment will be reduced to 2 and a half 1000 soldiers in each country. Bringing american troops home was a key pledge of the trump presidency, but that situation has also triggered a backlash. The sun could be setting on the us presence in afghanistan. American soldiers have been fighting here since 2001, helping stabilize the country after overthrowing taliban rule. But suffering over 2000 deaths over time. Troop numbers have winked. Now, outgoing President Donald Trump will further reduce the number of soldiers here and in iraq. In light of these tremendous sacrifices and with great humility and gratitude to those who came before us, i am formally announcing that we will implement president trumps orders to continue our repositioning of forces from those 2 countries by january 15th, 2021. Our forces, their size in afghanistan will be 2500 troops,
A final military offensive on within a week. Good to have you with us. The United States says it sharply reducing its troop numbers in afghanistan and iraq. By mid january, the deployment will be cut to 2 and a half 1000 soldiers in each country. President all trump made the Campaign Promise to end what he called for ever wars, but the move has triggered opposition from both leading republicans and nato allies. The sun could be setting on the us presence in afghanistan. American soldiers have been fighting here since 2001, helping stabilize the country after overthrowing taliban rule, but suffering over 2000 deaths over time. Troop numbers have winked. Now, outgoing president , donald trump will further reduce the number of soldiers here and in iraq. In light of these tremendous sacrifices and with great humility and gratitude to those who came before us, i am formally announcing that we will implement president trumps orders to continue our repositioning of forces from those 2 countri
Community. And is life changing exam during a life altering pandemic thousands of South Koreans to mistake the National University entrance exams under the shadow of the coronavirus crisis. Im british manager welcome to news asia glad you could join us for the 1st time in 1000 yeahs the taliban and the Afghan Government have come to a written agreement just 3 pages long it is a document that lays out the rules of procedures for negotiations between the 2 sides aimed at ending nearly 2 decades of war the Development Ends and impasse after nearly 3 months of talks in doha nato is one of a number of organizations to welcome the move saying theres no alternative to such talks. Im not underestimating the difficulties on the risks for setbacks on disappointments onstream move forward but im absolutely certain that the only way its on going into afghan negotiations and therefore we support them and knowing that it will be difficult from john but that is the only option for all of those who wa
Outrage over a chinese official tweeting a fake image depicting all strangely a soldier comes in the childs throat, promises to teach the argument, demands an official apology from beijing. Welcome to the program. More than 100 people have been killed in what the u. N. Calls a massacre in the countrys Northern Borno state. I witness said, mitt militants on motorcycles rounded up and killed. Farmers were bringing in the harvest. No one has claimed responsibility yet bus jihad is groups have attacked the area. In recent years. The victims of a gruesome massacre laid to rest in a mass burial. The 4th reports say the farm workers were attacked by armed insurgents on motorbikes. While they were harvesting rice, some was shot others to Death Threats caught or there were 6 of us in the bush. Then we headed back into the village. We were shocked when we got that back up. We found the bodies and that was where the main killings took place. Then we went through a nearby village called good thoug