This is Trump’s second visit to a combat zone; he visited troops in Iraq the day after Christmas in 2018. Vice President Pence made a surprise trip last week to Al Asad air base in Iraq, where he served turkey and greeted troops. “We’ve made tremendous progress and at the same time we’ve been drawing down our troops,” Trump said. Ghani told Trump that “Afghan security forces are taking the lead now.”Trump’s visit had a political dimension, too. ADIt remains unclear whether Trump will order more troops home in the absence of a political resolution to the war.

Source: Washington Post November 28, 2019 19:01 UTC