Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller announced Tuesday that the US will withdraw thousands more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq by Jan 15, 2021 — just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office, confirming plans <a href=”https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/politics/trump-afghanistan-iraq-troop-drawdown-order/index.html” target=”_blank”>first reported by CNN</a> on Monday.

Miller said the withdrawal of