Coinciding with reports of a rapid pullout of US troops from Afghanistan, the commander of the Resolute Support Mission says the forces will be reduced on the basis of pre-arranged orders.

General Miller emphasizes that these forces will be reduced to 8,600 troops.

Quoting two current and one former senior US official, NBC News reports that US President Donald Trump has pushed his military and national security advisers in recent days to pull all US troops out of Afghanistan amid concerns about a major coronavirus outbreak in the country.

In this episode host Karim Amini discusses the topic with the following guests:

Fardin Hashimi, university lecturer

Wali Arya, political analyst