Pentagon Starts Drawing Down US Forces From Afghanistan as Deadline Looms

Pentagon Starts Drawing Down US Forces From Afghanistan as Deadline Looms
A U.S. Air Force Airman guides evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 24, 2021. Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Approximately 400 U.S. troops have departed Afghanistan, leaving a smaller force to hold the airport in Kabul and conduct sporadic rescue missions.

The troops were a mix of soldiers flown in after the Taliban took over the country to help with evacuations of noncombatants and soldiers who were already there before the terrorist group pummeled the Afghan military and took the presidential palace in Kabul.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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