US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Estimated to Be More Than Half Done

A U.S. Marine looks on as Afghan National Army soldiers raise the Afghan National flag on an armed vehicle during a training exercise at the Shorab Military Camp in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on August 28, 2017. Wakil/Koshar/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. military estimates that it has pulled out more than 50 percent of its equipment and troops from Afghanistan.

“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) estimates that we have completed greater than 50% of the entire retrograde process,” the command, which oversees operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, said in a press release on Tuesday.