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,
Left at least 22 dead and celebrating 20 years in space look at the past and future of the International Space station. We start with breaking news from austria where a manhunt is underway for multiple gunmen who have targeted several locations in central vienna. Gunshots rang out in the capital just after 8 pm local time in what the interior minister has referred to as a terror attack at least one person has been killed or at least 15 others have been injured including a Police Officer police say they are 6 crime scenes some close to viennas main synagogue lets speak to michael bomb fellow whos a journalist hes joining us from vienna michael i understand that you are in the center of vienna right now tell us 1st about whats been happening around you. Yeah thats absolutely true. The city center of vienna is currently. Fool with police the situation is still pretty unclear here so. Prominently there are. Heavy armed policeman driving through the city. Center or is closed down there is n
A moment of silence in honor of the victims. Also ahead strict restrictions are imposed across europe as a surge in the coronavirus impacts life on the council. We begin then with continuing coverage of the knife attack in france 3 people have been killed at a church in the Southern City of nice several others have been injured or was wounded by police that is in custody in hospital. Frances antiterrorism prosecutors have taken over the investigation the mayor of nice says that it was a terror attack and is called for a crackdown on what he describes as islamofascism. Looking for the use we are hurt to once again see that our city is taken like this i want to tell the families of the victims of this barbaric attack that everyone in the community is by your side i want to say that with exonerating the laws of peace in our country we will wipe out islamofascism just as david chase has on the line now from nice stated describe the scene there right now. Adrian yes im a few 100 yards away
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