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US Troops

An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard at the gate of Bagram U.S. air base, on the day the last of American troops vacated it, Parwan province, Afghanistan July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Era ends, uncertainty looms as US forces quit main Afghanistan base

President Joe Biden said the troops' departure is on track, but some American forces will still be in Afghanistan in September as part of a "rational drawdown with allies" 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a joint news conference with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio (not pictured) in Rome, Italy, June 28, 2021.Photo: Reuters

US troops come under fire in Syria after strikes against Iran-backed militias

Handover ceremony at Camp Anthonic, from US Army to Afghan Defense Forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan May 2, 2021. Picture taken May 2, 2021. Ministry of Defense Press Office/Handout via REUTERS

Taliban launches huge Afghan offensive after deadline for US pullout

US troops patrol at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo

Top US commander in Afghanistan says steps to end military mission launched

Photo: UNB

White House: No guarantees about Afghanistan's future post-pullout

William Burns. Picture: Collected

CIA Director says 'significant risk' once US, coalition militaries withdraw from Afghanistan

US President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Biden to declare it is 'time for American troops to come home' from Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attends a bilateral meeting with his Japanese counterpart Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi (not in picture) at Defence Ministry in Tokyo, Japan March 16, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool/Files

Not made final decision on pullout of US troops from Afghanistan yet: US Secretary of Defense

FILE PHOTO: The South Korean and American flags fly next to each other at Yongin, South Korea, August 23, 2016. Courtesy Ken Scar/U.S. Army/Handout via REUTERS

South Korea agrees to 13.9% increase in its share of cost for US troops

US President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters following an online meeting with members of the National Governors Association (NGA) executive committee in Wilmington, Delaware, US, November 19, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

Biden halts drone strikes outside of war zones where US troops deployed

Hundreds of National Guard troops hold inside the Capitol Visitor's Center to reinforce security at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The House of Representatives is pursuing an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump for his role in inciting an angry mob to storm the Capitol last week. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite via Yahoo News.

Number of US troops in Middle East vs USA

A US soldier keeps watch at an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Logar province, Afghanistan August 5, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani/File Photo

US troops in Afghanistan now down to 2,500, lowest since 2001: Pentagon

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks to US troops, with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani standing behind him, during an unannounced visit to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

Pentagon presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it