# US-South Korea alliance tested as Taliban says it is here to stay

https://mins.news/en/video/24053

- Reuters, 2026-08-17 09:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGH8-Cehw2U

> President Donald Trump orders the Pentagon to reduce joint military exercises with South Korea. The Taliban marks five years in power, while China prepares people for extreme-weather disasters with a typhoon simulator.

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