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Afghanistan withdrawal draws concerns over abducted American
By ERIC TUCKERApril 20, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo, Washington s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad attends the inauguration ceremony for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. There are growing concerns about one American who risks being left behind as the U.S. moves to withdraw its military from Afghanistan. A contractor from Lombard, Illinois, Mark Frerichs, is believed to have been held for more than a year by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
FILE - In this March 9, 2020, file photo, Washington s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad attends the inauguration ceremony for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. There are growing concerns about one American who risks being left behind as the U.S. moves to withdraw its military from Afghanistan. A contractor from Lombard, Illinois, Mark Frerichs, i
Australia to withdraw last 80 troops from Afghanistan
By ROD McGUIRKApril 15, 2021 GMT
Australian Defense Forces personnel parade as they are farewelled at barracks in Brisbane, Australia, before deploying to Afghanistan on June 29, 2015. Australia would complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in September in line with the United States and other allies, the prime minister said on Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Dan Peled/AAP Image via AP)
Australian Defense Forces personnel parade as they are farewelled at barracks in Brisbane, Australia, before deploying to Afghanistan on June 29, 2015. Australia would complete its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in September in line with the United States and other allies, the prime minister said on Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Dan Peled/AAP Image via AP)
Afghans involved in peace talks say the Biden administration has presented an eight-page draft peace agreement to the country's warring sides for review and told them to come to Turkey in coming weeks ready to move on it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that may have violated a