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\u00a0<\/strong>The U.S. commander of international forces in Afghanistan said Sunday he has not received orders for a troop withdrawal from the country.<\/p>\n

Ariana News Agency-\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>General Scott Miller\u2019s remarks came just days after reports quoted officials in Washington as saying President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to withdraw roughly half of the more than 14,000 American troops stationed in Afghanistan, beginning next month.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have seen the same rumors I have in the newspapers. But all I would assure you is first of all I have no orders, so nothing changed. We are same today as we were yesterday and we will be the same tomorrow,\u201d Miller noted during a visit to the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar.<\/p>\n

The largest Afghan television station, TOLO News, broadcast the footage of Miller\u2019s meeting with the provincial governor where the general was apparently responding to queries from his hosts on the reported U.S. troop withdrawal plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut if I do get orders I think it is important for you to know that we are still with the [Afghan] security forces. Even if I have to get a little bit smaller [in troop size] we will be okay. We have thought about this before and we will be able to do the things that you require in terms of support,\u201d Miller said.<\/p>\n

President Ashraf Ghazi’s unity government in Kabul officially has played down the significance of Trump\u2019s reported order of the troop drawdown, saying Afghan forces are capable of defending the country.<\/p>\n

But privately, Afghan officials and generals are worried their beleaguered forces will find it extremely difficult to sustain battlefield pressure from the Taliban without American troops and air support.<\/p>\n

Almost 30,000 Afghan forces have been killed since 2015.<\/p>\n

General Miller, who commands U.S. forces and the NATO-led non-combat Resolution Support mission, reiterated the need for finding a political settlement to end the deadly Afghan conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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