The pact spells out a timetable for the U.S. to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan; in exchange, the Taliban agreed to sever its ties with al Qaeda.
Author: Tom Vanden Brook and Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
Pentagon to increase military deployments in Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said additional deployments might be required to protect U.S. interests in the Middle East, amid ‘credible’ threat from Iran.