U.S. vacates key Afghan base, pullout target now ‘late August’
The Hindu
U.S. President Joe Biden had instructed the Pentagon to complete the military withdrawal by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States.
Nearly 20 years after invading Afghanistan to oust the Taliban and al-Qaida, the U.S. military has vacated its biggest airfield in the country, advancing a final withdrawal that the Pentagon says will be completed by the end of August. to complete the by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States, but the Pentagon now says it can finish the drawdown a little earlier. In fact, the drawdown is already largely complete and officials said it could be wrapped up this weekend.
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