Muscat, June 7 (Oman) The United States of America has made it clear that
the gradual safe withdrawal from Afghanistan will be finally completed by
next September, which is the deadline set by US President Joe
Biden.
Lieutenant-General Kenneth McKenzie, Commander in Chief of the US Central Command, confirmed in
a telephone press briefing in which the Oman News Agency participated this evening that his country
has completed 50 percent of the withdrawal under the direction of the US President and in coordination with
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
He said that after the withdrawal, the United States will continue to support Afghan forces and
combat terrorism with its strategic partners in the region.
On the other hand, the US military official explained that he recently met
with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi and discussed with him ways to
eliminate ISIS and its activities in Iraq, indicating that this organization
controls many areas in Iraq and Syria and is spreading its ideologies
, which necessitates stopping and eliminating it. .
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