The administration of President Donald Trump plans to reduce the number of US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, and, accordingly, it is planned to leave 2,500 troops in each aforesaid country by January 15, CNN reported ( https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/politics/trump-afghanistan-iraq-troop-drawdown-order/index.html ).

According to its sources, the US Armed Forces expect to receive an order for further withdrawal of troops this week—possibly in two or three days.

There are currently about 4,500 US troops in Afghanistan and about 3,000 in Iraq.

The inauguration of the new US president is expected to take place on January 20. According to leading media reports, Democrat Joe Biden has won the November 3 election.