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Afghanistan. we would go from about 15,000 troops to 8,000 or 9,000 under this plan. it would also involve a ceasefire between the u.s. and the taliban. but crucially it would not involve any kind of cease fire between the taliban and the afghan government. so that has also led to some fears that this would allow the taliban to take aim at the afghanistan government without u.s. intervention. so allies are raising concerns that this preliminary peace plan represents something of a surrender. lindsey graham said in a statement yesterday in part, any peace agreement which denies the u.s. a robus...
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