The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is proceeding ahead of schedule, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a congressional hearing on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th May, 2021) The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is proceeding ahead of schedule, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during a congressional hearing on Thursday."The retrograde is proceeding on pace, indeed, slightly ahead of it," Austin told the House Appropriations Committee during a hearing on the 2022 defense budget.