US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a further drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq.
US Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said that Trump would reduce the number of forces in both countries to 2,500 each by next January.
The decision to reduce the number of US troops during the remaining period of Trump’s term is considered by several observers as fulfilling one of his biggest electoral promises, enabling him to use this paper in any future political battles.
Meanwhile, former officials from the Defense Ministry said that Trump would do some withdrawals, but the Pentagon would make sure to slow down those decisions.
US Special envoy to Syria James Jeffrey said earlier that Pentagon officials were providing Trump lower numbers than the actual number of US troops deployed in Syria and they have always persuaded him not to fully withdraw from the region.
Last Tuesday, Nato Secretary-General Jen Stoltenberg also waned said that the price for leaving too soon or in an uncoordinated way "could be very high."
He also said Afghanistan risked once again becoming a platform for international militants to organize attacks.
