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[–] qanon1776 ago 

So - just guessing - pure speculation here but an article on July 29 indicated the direction from DJT to Pompeo to get our troops out of Afganistan. I know there are individuals in Congress who are not of the same mind and do not want him talking about it. Excerpt from the article:

The recent killings come after eight rounds of U.S.-led peace talks with the Taliban.

Earlier on Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said President Trump ordered him to reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan by the 2020 election.

“That’s my directive from the President of the United States. He’s been unambiguous: End the endless wars. Draw down. Reduce. It won’t just be us,” Pompeo said at the Economic Club of Washington, D.C.

Pompeo has said in previous interviews NATO forces and other U.S. allies would be reducing their footprint in Afghanistan as well if peace talks are successful with the Taliban.

The secretary of state has previously given September 1st as a deadline for the talks.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/2-us-troops-killed-in-combat-in-central-afghanistan-officials-say