abrupt withdrawal

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As important as any new supply from Iran is the diminished threat of its abrupt withdrawal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

He sought to reassure regional leaders concerned about the U.S.’ abrupt withdrawal from Afghanistan and its strategic shift to the Indo-Pacific region.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2021

Coalition spokesman General Turki al-Malki, in the first clarification on the abrupt withdrawal from around Houthi-held Hodeidah City, said the redeployment was ordered to support other fronts and in line with the coalition's "future plans".

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2021

This month, they were even more emphatic, voting almost unanimously to express their disapproval of his abrupt withdrawal of troops from Syria and Afghanistan.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2019

The readjustment necessitated by the abrupt withdrawal of all Soviet aid and technical advisers was said by Albanian leaders to have retarded economic development by three years.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane