What Does Trump’s Tweet Mean for Afghanistan?

By Tim Willasey-Wilsey

Tim Willasey-Wilsey served for over 27 years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and is now Visiting Professor of War Studies at King's College, London. His book “The Spy and the Devil” will be published in the UK on 8th May and in the U.S. on 16th September. His first overseas posting was in Angola during the Cold War followed by Central America during the instability of the late 1980s. His final years were focused mostly on South Asia.

Cipher Brief Expert Tim Willasey-Wilsey is Visiting Professor of War Studies at King’s College, London and is a former senior member of the British Foreign Office.

OPINION — It was hardly a surprise, but it was shocking nonetheless. President Trump tweeted late last week; “We should have the small remaining number of our BRAVE Men and Women serving in Afghanistan home by Christmas!”

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