Pentagon Says It Has Completed About 6% Of Its Withdrawal From Afghanistan.

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

FOX News: US turns over base to Afghan forces in volatile Helmand Province, withdrawal up to 6% complete: military 

The military will only provide a range for progress as a security measure 

The U.S. military has completed the first facility turnover to Afghanistan forces in the country, marking a significant step in President Biden’s promised withdrawal. 

Biden set a target to withdraw troops from the country by Sept. 11, a four-month delay from former President Trump’s original May 1 deadline. 

U.S. military forces have worked since Biden’s announcement to prepare for the withdrawal by retrograding materials and destroying equipment. 

Additionally, the military has handed over control of Camp Antonik -- located in the volatile Helmand Province -- to the Afghan National Army, it said Tuesday.  

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Update: US military: Afghanistan withdrawal process 2 to 6 percent complete (The Hill)  

WNU Editor: This is an interesting stat .... U.S. moved 60 planeloads of equipment out of Afghanistan, Pentagon says (UPI). But what I would like to know is what will the U.S. military leave behind.

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