Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 06 Jul 2021, 05:59 am Print

Image: Wikimedia Commons
Bagram: The US military men have silently left Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan without notifying the country's authorities, media reports said.
The air base's new commander General Asadullah Kohistani told the BBC that the US left Bagram at 03:00 local time on Friday, and that the Afghan military found out hours later.
Bagram also contains a prison, and there are reportedly up to 5,000 Taliban prisoners left in the facility, BBC reported.
The foreign troops are slowly withdrawing from Afghanistan.
With the withdrawal of the foreign soldiers, Taliban militants are capturing several regions of the country.
General Kohistani said on Monday that Afghan forces were expecting the Taliban to attack Bagram.
Speaking to reporters at the airbase, he told BBC he was already receiving reports the group was making "movements in rural areas" nearby.
"You know, if we compare ourselves with the Americans, it's a big difference," Gen Kohistani said. "But according to our capabilities... we are trying to do the best and as much as possible secure and serve all the people."
- China: Xiaomi car catches fire in Chengdu, driver burns to death
- Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt: Meet the trio who won Nobel Prize in Economics in 2025
- Historic dawn of a new Middle East: Donald Trump addresses Israeli Parliament
- More than 20 nuns evacuated after massive fire destroys 400-year-old Bernaga Monastery in northern Italy
- Russia warns of 'dramatic escalation' over possible US supply of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine