Trump to order troop reductions in Afghanistan and Iraq

The US is withdrawing more troops from Iraq and Afghanistan (Peter Byrne/PA)

The Trump administration is expected to cut the number of US troops in Afghanistan almost in half to 2,500 by January 15, an official has said.

The order would stop short of outgoing President Donald Trump’s goal to have all troops withdrawn by the end of the year, which had faced opposition from military and diplomatic advisers.