Kabul: he United States and NATO have started the withdrawal of troops from a number of bases in Afghanistan, Commander of the NATO Resolute Support Mission in the country Gen. Austin Scott Miller said on Sunday.
“We have started withdrawing from a number of bases … Even if Afghanistan has access to a peace agreement, we have been told to leave,” Miller said at a press conference.
Last week, the alliance declared that member states were scheduled to begin an orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan by May 1, planning to complete it within a few months. The US intends to complete the pullout by September 11. (Sputnik)