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On the recordFebruary 14, 2024
The Trump Administration initiated the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by negotiating and, ultimately, concluding the DOHA deal in February 2020 with an explicit aim to withdraw all American troops in the country in 14 months.
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Joaquin Castro
Democratic · Texas

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Castro highlights the Trump Administration's role in starting the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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