President Trump and the first lady arrived in Afghanistan to pay a surprise Thanksgiving visit to US troops, his first trip to the country
It was his first trip to the country and his second visit to US troops overseas in a war zone following a trip to Iraq at the end of last year. There are about 12,000 US troops currently serving in Afghanistan in a conflict triggered by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that has claimed more than 2,300 American lives and cost billions in taxpayer dollars.
"Tensions with military leadershipThe visit follows Trump's controversial decision earlier this month to break with military leaders and intervene in the cases of three service members facing war crimes allegations including Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher.Gallagher had been convicted of bringing discredit to the armed services after posing next to a dead ISIS fighter's body, which is against regulations. He was demoted for that offense and acquitted of a separate murder charge.
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