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Afghanistan (December 20, 2018) - Raider Brigade Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conduct night fire missions in support of combat operations. Viking Soldiers exemplify the motto First to Fight, Fight Tonight and Win. (U.S. Army photos by Cpt. Johnathan Leigh) MAJ Terez M. Little 1SBCT PAO
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Afghan Mission In Jeopardy

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Afghanistan (December 20, 2018) - Raider Brigade Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conduct night fire missions in support of combat operations. Viking Soldiers exemplify the motto First to Fight, Fight Tonight and Win. (U.S. Army photos by Cpt. Johnathan Leigh) MAJ Terez M. Little 1SBCT PAO
Afghanistan (December 20, 2018) – Raider Brigade Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division conduct night fire missions in support of combat operations. Viking Soldiers exemplify the motto First to Fight, Fight Tonight and Win. (U.S. Army photos by Cpt. Johnathan Leigh)

President Trump is expected to announce a withdrawal of almost half of all US Service Members currently deployed to Afghanistan over the coming months. This decision has drawn sharp criticism from the Pentagon and Capitol Hill both.

US Military Commanders and Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle agree the Afghan Military needs years of additional training and support until it will be able to successfully defend its territory. Even today, the Taliban still controls parts of the country.

U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis arrives in Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 28, 2018. (DOD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

President Trump’s Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, resigned in protest partially over this decision, in addition to other differing viewpoints. His interim acting replacement is slated to be a former Boeing executive with no military or diplomatic experience prior to his appointment to Deputy Secretary of Defense by the President in 2017.

There are also concerns over whether allies and US troops on the ground were notified of the force reduction prior to the President’s tweet.