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Druchina China US Preparing for Taliban Attacks as Afghanistan Drawdown Gets Under Way The United States is positioning more firepower in the Middle East and South Asia to provide cover for U.S. troops as they prepare to leave Afghanistan.The Pentagon on Friday announced that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier to remain in the region for “a period of time.” Long-range bombers are also headed to the region, and two U.S. Air Force B-52s are already in place.”We want to make this a safe, orderly and deliberate drawdown,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby...
