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Added on the 30/04/2021 13:51:07 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The sound of gunfire is heard across Kabul and fireworks can be seen in the sky early Tuesday after the US military confirmed the last US troops had left Afghanistan, ending a 20-year war. IMAGES
Kabul (Afghanistan), Aug 29 (EFE / EPA).- The withdrawal process of the 5,000 US military and allied forces deployed at the Kabul airport continued this Sunday in the face of "very real" threats of terrorist attacks such as the recent one that left about 200 people dead.FOOTAGE OF THE SECURITY CIRCUIT BY THE TALIBANS IN THE IMMEDIATION OF THE KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Herat (Afghanistan), Jun 30 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Jalil Rezayee) .- The Italian Ministry of Defense reported on Wednesday that it has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, but warned that this does not mean that the commitment of the international community with the Asian country will end.FOOTAGE OF THE NATO CAMP ARENA BASE IN HERAT, AFGHANISTAN.
Herat, Jun 9 (EFE/EPA).- Afghan contractors, working for Italian soldiers of NATO's Resolute Support Mission (RSP), protested Wednesday to demand security after the withdrawal of Italian soldiers from Camp Arena, outside the Independent Human Rights Comission, in Herat.Thousands of Afghans have worked as interpreters, security guards and contractual workers for the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan over the years. Hundreds of these employees have held protests in different parts of the country demanding special visas to be evacuated from the country, citing the risk of being attacked. An overnight militant attack has killed at least 10 Afghan civilians who worked for a land mine clearance project in the volatile northern province of Baghlan, an official said on Wednesday. (Camera: JALIL REZAYEE). SHOT LIST: AFGHAN CONTRACTORS, WORKING FOR ITALIAN SOLDIERS OF NATO'S RESOLUTE SUPPORT MISSION (RSP), GATHER TO PROTEST AND DEMAND SECURITY AFTER THE WITHDRAWAL OF ITALIAN SOLDIERS FROM CAMP ARENA, OUTSIDE THE INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMISSION, IN HERAT, AFGHANISTAN.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that 'no final decision' on an Afghanistan withdrawal has been made yet. SOUNDBITE
The Pentagon has issued a notice to commanders known as a 'warning order.' According to CNN, officials say it's to begin planning to draw down the number of troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 troops and 2,500 in Iraq by Jan 15. US military commanders expect President Donald Trump to issue a formal order to begin further troop withdrawal before Trump leaves office on January 20th. The Pentagon appears ready to remove thousands more US troops from Afghanistan and Iraq. However, it also indicates Trump may fall short of fulfilling one of his core promises to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan before he leaves office. Multiple top military officials, including former Defense Secretary Mark Esper, said conditions were not yet right for complete troop withdrawal.
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