The US military announced that two US service members had been killed in Afghanistan
No additional details about the deaths were released and the names of the service members were withheld so that next of kin could be notified. They are the fourth and fifth American service members to be killed in Afghanistan in a little over a month.In remarks at the Economic Club of Washington, DC, earlier in the day, Pompeo said that Trump had"been unambiguous" in his directive:"end the endless wars, draw down, reduce. It won't just be us.
Afghanistan asks for explanation after Trump claims US could wipe it 'off the face of the Earth'During his Kabul visit, Pompeo voiced optimism that a peace deal could be reached by September 1, but said last week"these things have a way of slipping days and weeks." On Monday, he said there had been"real progress" in negotiations. Khalilzad was still in Afghanistan on Monday after more than a week of meetings.
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