US troop withdrawal News

The Pentagon will set up a new centre to help avoid civilian casualties in military operations around the world The plan ordered by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin comes on the heels of widespread criticism over a US airstrike in Kabul The airstrike had killed 10 civilians, including children, during the final chaotic days of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to pull out the US forces from Afghanistan He said after a 20-year-long war, he had no option but to leave Afghanistan He said that the US will maintain the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan and other countries

The US has shut down its diplomatic mission in Kabul and moved the embassy to Doha in Qatar A new chapter of America's engagement with Afghanistan has begun, said Blinken

The US has completed the withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan after a nearly 20-year war The 20-year conflict took the lives of nearly 2,500 US troops and an estimated 240,000 Afghans and cost some USD 2 trillion

Multiple rockets were fired at Kabul airport They were intercepted by a missile defence system No US casualty has been reported so far

Former UK PM Tony Blair has slammed the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan Blair posted a lengthy essay on his website He said the US abandonment of Afghanistan and its people is tragic, dangerous, unnecessary

A regional US Commander said late last month the United States had increased airstrikes to counter growing Taliban attacks Fighting has been particularly heavy inside the city of Herat, near the western border with Iran, Lashkar Gah, and Kandahar in the south

Taliban fighters seized control of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes a major border crossing with Iran Pitched battles between Taliban fighters and Afghan government forces were also underway in the northern Balkh province bordering Uzbekistan

Beijing has been vocal in slamming the United States for pushing forward with its troop withdrawal Kabul authorities have deeply engaged with Chinese leaders as the two work toward a deal to invest in Afghanistan`s infrastructure

Violence has escalated in Afghanistan since the Biden administration announced its decision to withdraw troops from the war-torn country Experts believe that growing clashes between Taliban and Afghan forces are fueling

After fierce overnight fighting with Afghan forces, the Taliban took over the Panjwai district The fall of the Panjwai district in the southern province of Kandahar comes just two days after US and NATO forces vacated

The US has rejected claims on violation of the Doha agreement amid its ongoing drawdown from Afghanistan.

According to a report, heavy clashes is continuing in the five provinces including Baghlan, Helmand, Kunduz, Kandahar and Laghman, over the last few weeks. More than 8,000 families have been displaced in at least five provinces as fighting intensifies between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban.

Taliban terrorists have intensified activities since the formal start of the US-led forces pull out from Afghanistan on May 1 The US entered Afghanistan ostensibly to eliminate and destroy the Al-Qaeda terror group under its "war on terror" military campaign

Beijing has long feared that instability in Afghanistan would give ground to Islamic fundamentalism that would spill over into China`s predominantly Muslim Xinjiang region. Observers said Beijing was unlikely to station troops in Afghanistan but might work with other countries in the region to reduce the security risk to China.

"We`re going to responsibly retrograde all of our capabilities that we are responsible for and the contractors fall in that realm as well,": Lloyd Austin. As of April, there were nearly 17,000 Pentagon contractors, including about 6,150 Americans, 4,300 Afghans and 6,400 from other countries.

"Al-Qaeda is still active in Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda was not owned by bin Laden": Former military officer. Taliban dismissed any type of relations with al-Qaeda.

The people of Afghanistan have shown mixed reactions towards the US decision to withdraw its forces from the militancy-battered country. Kabul residents expressed concerns that the pull-out of US-led forces could lead to factional fighting in Afghanistan, as many armed groups and armed warlords still exist in the country.

NATO allies to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan by September 11, starting from May 1. Withdrawing troops does not mean ending NATO's relationship with Afghanistan. Rather, this will be "the start of a new chapter," statement. There are currently about 10,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan.

 Last month, the US President Donald Trump declared victory over the IS and announced that US forces would be coming home soon.