US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan begins as Taliban ramps up deadly bombings
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The U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun, just as the Taliban ramp up bombings in the region.
The move has received bipartisan backlash, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., saying it would be a "grave mistake" to withdraw before ensuring the Taliban had been defeated. "Leaders in both parties, including me, offered criticism when the prior administration floated the concept of a reckless withdrawal from Syria and Afghanistan," McConnell said, referring to the original Trump administration timeline.
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U-Haul truck drives through Iran protest crowd in Los Angeles, one person struck and driver detained
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