SECDEF hints at lingering US involvement with Afghanistan after withdrawal

[rangerrebew]

SECDEF hints at lingering US involvement with Afghanistan after withdrawal
Meghann Myers
 

The remaining 2,500 troops are set to pull out of Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of 9/11, but U.S. support to that country’s military is likely to endure.

Though the Afghan government and its military/police organizations will be responsible for keeping the peace, that may continue to be at U.S. expense, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a NATO press conference on Wednesday.

“We will look to continue funding key capabilities, such as the Afghan air force and Special Mission Wing,” he said. “And we will seek to continue paying salaries for Afghan security forces.”


https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/04/14/secdef-hints-at-lingering-us-involvement-with-afghanistan-after-withdrawal/

[rangerrebew]

That is the only way to "withdraw" from Afghanistan, by gollly, by leaving troops there.