Taliban cheer Trump remarks on Afghan troop pullout by Christmas

5,000 American troops are currently serving there

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American soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division traverse rugged terrain in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.
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The Taliban have welcomed comments by President Donald Trump that he’d like to withdraw all remaining American forces from war-torn Afghanistan by Christmas, much quicker than the timeline laid out in a peace deal between the militant group and the U.S.

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