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16 December 2019

NBC | Trump admin intends to announce withdrawal of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan

The Trump administration intends to announce the drawdown of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan as early next week, according to three current and former U.S. officials. The withdrawal will leave between 8,000 and 9,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, the officials said.

The announcement would come just days after Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad rejoined diplomatic talks with the Taliban, which had broken down in September.

The Hill | Thousands of volunteers turn out to lay wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery
Stars and Stripes | US veterans of the Battle of the Bulge honored in return to Belgium
Task & Purpose | The forgotten nurse who saved hundreds of American lives during the Battle of the Bulge

The Hill | Pentagon brushes aside bombshell 'Afghanistan Papers'
Task & Purpose | South Carolina's National Guard armories are crumbling, vulnerable to terrorists, and putting soldiers at risk
The Hill | Navy pilots demand right to carry guns on base in wake of Pensacola shooting

Stars and Stripes | Thousands protest against crackdown in Lebanon's capital
The Washington Post | UN climate talks end with hard feelings, few results and new doubts about global unity
CNN | Ousted Sudan President Omar al-Bashir sentenced to 2 years in correctional facility

The Washington Post | From Lincoln Logs to luggage, US-China trade deal still leaves huge cloud over American business
CNN | China's version of WeWork stumbles on road to IPO as big banks drop out
Washington Examiner | How the big airlines are using Uncle Sam to keep the cost of flying artificially high

The Washington Post | Rep. Jeff Van Drew, anti-impeachment Democrat, expected to switch parties after Trump meeting
Washington Examiner | Michael Bloomberg presidential campaign spending $4.2 million per day on ads
The Hill | Two Obamacare taxes likely to be repealed in year-end funding deal