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Trump Is Said to Be Preparing to Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia

FILE — General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses troops at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan on Nov. 28, 2019. President Donald Trump is expected to order the U.S. military to withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia by the time he leaves office in January 2021, using the end of his time in power to significantly pull back American forces from far-flung conflicts around the world. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)