Most military personnel will have left Afghanistan by the end of August, confirms Defence Secretary Ben Wallace.
Britain is set to leave a contingent of around 100 troops in Afghanistan to help support the embassy and other diplomatic efforts in Kabul, it is understood.
They will be part of a small footprint of foreign forces, including around 650 American soldiers, that will stay on the ground longer term as the 20-year military mission ends. Ben Wallace, the UK defence secretary, and his US counterpart, retired four-star general Lloyd Austin said both countries were on track to complete the withdrawal of all other troops by the end of August, even as the Taliban gains ground."We have conducted our retrograde safely and orderly," General Austin said in opening remarks as he hosted Mr Wallace at the Pentagon on Monday.
US Marine General Kenneth McKenzie, based out of Tampa in Florida, will be in charge of remaining US troops on the ground, taking that role out of the Afghanistan theatre.
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