US Closed 10 Bases in Afghanistan as Part of Withdrawal

The United States has closed at least 10 of its military bases in Afghanistan since reaching an agreement with the Taliban last February, as part of its ongoing withdrawal from the country, The Washington Post reports.

Officials from the U. S. and Afghanistan confirmed that the bases have closed as part of the withdrawal agreement, though they did so under the condition of anonymity, since the military has not signed off on commenting about base closures with the media, and several of those closures had not been publicly reported.

The newspaper notes that what happened to those bases is largely unknown. Some were given to Afghan forces, while others were va... (Read more)

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