KABUL – The United States has completed its withdrawal from KandaharAirfield in southern Afghanistan, which is the second largest military basein the country for American forces.
A spokesperson of the Afghan Army in Kandahar said it was also the centreof the biggest drone operation by US Special Forces in Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, the Afghan Defence Ministry announced that it has taken controlof Camp Morehead, a US base in Kabul where American troops trained theAfghan military.
US forces did not hold a handover ceremony at the base, which housed anestimated 30,000 troops and contractors at the height of the war.
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The US plans to fully withdraw its 2,500-3,500 service members fromAfghanistan by Sept. 11. On Monday, US Central Command said the withdrawalwas 6-12% complete.
