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UPDATED 2:45 PM PT – Wednesday, November 11, 2020
The Trump administration is reportedly looking to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan before the end of the year.
According to an Axios report Wednesday, retired Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor has been hired as a senior aide to the new acting defense secretary. The move is said to be an indication the President wants to speed up the withdrawal process.
BREAKING: Trump to send COL Douglas Macgregor to the Pentagon as senior advisor to the Secretary of Defense
— CIA Director-Select Poso (@JackPosobiec) November 11, 2020
This came as Macgregor has said he would want to pull troops out of the Middle Eastern nation as soon as possible. In the meantime, White House officials have emphasized they want Pentagon officials to speak more publicly about the withdrawal.
Douglas Macgregor on pulling out of Afghanistan, all the way back in 2010 pic.twitter.com/Cgm1qRNLc2
— CIA Director-Select Poso (@JackPosobiec) November 11, 2020
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