US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Proceeding Ahead Of Schedule - Defense Chief

US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Proceeding Ahead of Schedule - Defense Chief

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.