US Troops Begin Final Withdrawal From Afghanistan, Taliban Ramps up Deadly Bombings
Gen. Scott Miller told local reporters in the Afghan capital, Kabul, Sunday that all of his troops “are now preparing to retrograde”.
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US Troops Begin Final Withdrawal From Afghanistan, Taliban Ramps up Deadly Bombings
The military of the United States has formally begun its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost 20 years in the country, Army General Austin Scott Miller confirmed on Sunday. This development comes less than two weeks after President Joe Biden announced that all US troops would be out of the country by September 11, 2021 — a significant achievement that eluded his predecessors. But the move has received bipartisan backlash in US Senate. Leader Mitch McConnell said that it would be a grave mistake to withdraw before ensuring the Taliban had been defeated. Also Read | Iran’s Foreign Minister, In Leaked Tape, Says Revolutionary Guard Sets Policies The Taliban have continued their activity in the region even as the US pushes for peace talks: The Afghan government reported that the Taliban conducted 62 bomb blasts and six suicide bombings in the last 11 days, killing 63 civilians and wounding 180 more. Army General Miller, who has been commanding the U.S. forces and the NATO Resolute Support …
