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The Pentagon announced Tuesday that the U.S. military has completed 90 percent of its withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the remaining 10 percent will be completed by the end of August, soon before President Biden s Sept. 11 deadline. The U.S. departure after nearly 20 years in Afghanistan has been swift and quiet, as epitomized by the unheralded handover of Bagram Air Base to Afghan forces last week.
So why is the last 10 percent going to take until the end of August?
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First, Seligman reports, U.S. military leaders don t want to announce that the withdrawal has already effectively been completed for fear that the Taliban will use that news as an excuse to launch an even stronger offensive, and they want to keep some contractors around as long as possible to help out the Afghans protecting Kabul, its airport, and the crew maintaining the country s air force. Having the U.S. commander in country gives at least t
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1of11FILE - In this photo courtesy Ronald Reagan Library, then President Ronald Reagan meets with Afghan freedom fighters on Feb. 2, 1983, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, to discuss Soviet atrocities in Afghanistan. The former Soviet Union marched into Afghanistan on Christmas Eve, 1979, claiming it was invited by the new Afghan communist leader, Babrak Karmal, setting the country on a path of 40 years of seemingly endless wars and conflict. After the Soviets left in humiliation, America was the next great power to wade in. (Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library via AP)APShow MoreShow Less