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After 20 years of fighting, the US is clearing its main base in Afghanistan
U.S. troops and NATO forces have begun withdrawing from a base in the Grammys, and it will come under the control of Afghan government forces, which continue to fight in the Taliban.
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Friday, 02 July 2021, 13:34
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U.S. troops left Afghanistan's largest military base today (Friday) as part of an agreement with the Taliban that would lead to the withdrawal of all U.S. military forces from the country after about two decades of fighting, a Defense Department official said.
"All U.S. troops and NATO forces have left the Grammys Air Force Base," said the senior official, who spoke on condition of anonymity
. The forces thus mark the end of US military involvement in the country, and the base will now be handed over to the Afghan government - apparently tomorrow, according to an Afghan official - with its armed forces confronting Taliban forces.
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Base in Gram in Afghanistan, a week ago (Photo: AP)
Two U.S. security officials said this week that most of the military forces would leave the country by July 4 while a certain force would be left behind to protect the U.S. embassy.
The commander of the American forces in Afghanistan, General Austin Miller, "still retains the capabilities and powers" to protect the force still to be stationed in Kabul.
Last month, US President Joe Biden told his Afghan counterpart, Ashraf Ghani, that "Afghans will have to decide on their future, on what they want."
Ghani Hammer says his job now is to "manage the consequences" of the American withdrawal.
Biden's announcement of withdrawal from Afghanistan, April 2021
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In video: Biden announces withdrawal from Afghanistan until September 11 (Photo: Reuters)
The agreement with the Taliban on the American withdrawal was reached during the tenure of Donald Trump as President of the United States.
In return for the US withdrawal, the Taliban, which is struggling to oust the foreign forces as well as the US-backed government, has stated it will prevent any aspect of international terrorism from Afghanistan.
In addition, they have pledged to enter into reconciliation talks with their Afghan rivals, but little progress has been made so far between the parties.
Taliban welcomed "positive step"
A Taliban spokesman, Zabiala Mujahid, told Reuters he had received reports of the evacuation of U.S. forces from the base - which the extremist organization welcomed.
"We treat the withdrawal as a positive step. The Afghans will be closer to stability and peace with the full withdrawal of foreign forces," he said, adding that the withdrawal would also benefit the United States government.
The war in the Taliban began weeks after the events of September 11, when al Qaeda militants attacked the United States.
The Taliban then refused to extradite the leader of the terrorist organization, Osama bin Laden.
American forces and other foreign forces then reached a base in the Grams on a mission to bring peace and security to the divided country.
Over the months and years, the infrastructure at the site expanded, and an American military prison was even established at the site.
Plane takes off from base in Gram, 2017 (Photo: Reuters)
The base, located on a plain south of the snow-capped Hindu-Kush mountain range, has been visited over the years by American presidents, officials and celebrities who have visited the forces on the ground.
The final withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, which was officially set for a date to mark 20 years since the events of September 11, did not lead to a reduction in clashes between Taliban militants and Afghan government forces.
The rebel organization managed to achieve in some areas, especially in the north, where they had only a minimal presence since the beginning of the fighting.
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