US Closed At Least 10 Bases In Afghanistan Since Signing Deal With Taliban - Reports
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published November 28, 2020 | 12:46 AM
At least 10 US military bases in Afghanistan have been closed since the United States committed to decreasing military presence under the deal with the Taliban in February, the Washington Post newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 27th November, 2020) At least 10 US military bases in Afghanistan have been closed since the United States committed to decreasing military presence under the deal with the Taliban in February, the Washington Post newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources.
According to the daily, the exact number of the remaining US bases in Afghanistan is unknown, since the data was not made public. The newspaper added that some 10 years ago, there were hundreds of US troops in Afghanistan but their number has since decreased to dozens.
The US has reportedly closed its bases in the provinces of Uruzgan, Helmand, Lagman, Paktia, Kunduz, Nangarhar, Balkh, Kabul, Faryab and Zabul. The closure of five of the ten bases was required as part of the agreement with the Taliban within 135 days of its signing.
Some of the bases were given to the Afghan security forces, others may be temporarily sealed and reopened, should US forces return to the country.
According to the Washington Post's sources, the plans to cut the number of US troops from 5,000 to 2,500 by January 15 remain uncertain.
The gradual withdrawal of the US contingent from Afghanistan was one of the conditions in the US-Taliban agreement, which was signed in February. Last week, US Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller said that the US would cut the number of its troops in Afghanistan from 4,500 to 2,500 by January 15 in line with President Donald Trump's initiative, adding that the complete withdrawal of military personnel was expected by May 2021.
Related Topics
Recent Stories
HEC reviews curricula for environmental sciences degree programme
ICC Asia looking forward to an action-packed Asia Cricket Week
Yuvraj Singh named ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador
Greece hands Olympic flame to 2024 Paris Games hosts
Two Kyiv hospitals evacuating over feared Russian strikes
World must act on neurotech revolution, say experts
Charles & Catherine's cancer diagnoses
Champions Alcaraz and Sabalenka through in Madrid Open
King Charles to resume some public duties during cancer treatment: palace
US defense chief announces $6 bn in security aid for Ukraine
Heavy rains cause damage to Spezand-Taftan railway track
Woman stabbed in Israel, attacker killed: police
More Stories From World
-
NFL will allow players to wear Guardian Cap helmets in games
6 hours ago -
Football: German Bundesliga table
6 hours ago -
Football: Italian Serie A result
6 hours ago -
Football: German Bundesliga results
6 hours ago -
US troops to leave Chad in second African state withdrawal
6 hours ago -
Plastics pollution may be solved without production cap: Canada minister
6 hours ago
-
Biden stalls on menthol cigarette ban fearing Black vote backlash
6 hours ago -
Champions Alcaraz and Sabalenka through in Madrid Open
6 hours ago -
6,000 French police to welcome Olympic torch amid bonus boost
7 hours ago -
Taiwan hit by several quakes, strongest reaching 6.1-magnitude
7 hours ago -
'Ballistic' Bairstow stars as Punjab pull off record T20 chase
7 hours ago -
Tennis: ATP/WTA Madrid Open results - 2nd update
7 hours ago