Afghanistan Postpones July 20 Presidential Election | World

Provincial and local elections, as well as legislative elections in Ghazni province, will be held on the same day, Abdul Badi Sayyad told reporters.

The current head of state, Ashraf Ghani, has been marked by increasing violence, a record number of civilian casualties and deep political and ethnic divisions among Afghans. He hopes for a new term in 2019.

Afghanistan also ends a complicated year before the prospect of a withdrawal from the United States Army.

At the end of December, President Donald Trump decided to withdraw a "significant" number of soldiers from the country. "The decision has already been made and we will have a major withdrawal," said a government source on Sunday who asked not to be identified.

The United States currently has about 14,000 men in Afghanistan, a NATO mission to support Afghan forces and as part of counter-terrorism operations.

The same day, Trump made the decision to inform the Pentagon of his desire to withdraw American troops from Syria.

Due to the situation, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis resigned because his views are not consistent with those of the President.

The new US strategy in Syria and Afghanistan opens a scenario of uncertainty in the Middle East and Central Asia.

Last year, Mattis persuaded Trump to pledge to send thousands of men to Afghanistan, where the Taliban were slaughtering local forces and making important advances.

According to "The Wall Street Journal", more than 7,000 American soldiers will be expelled from the country.