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American troops are set to be out by early to mid-July, well ahead of President Biden’s Sept. 11 deadline, even as big issues remain unresolved.

A mysterious air base is being built on a volcanic island off Yemen that sits in one of the world’s crucial maritime chokepoints.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a news conference with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas on Tuesday said that NATO remains committed to its partnership with Afghanistan.

A mysterious air base is being built on a volcanic island off Yemen that sits in one of the world’s crucial maritime chokepoints for both energy shipments and commercial cargo

Yemeni government says UAE behind the base constructed on the strategically important volcanic island.

No country has laid claim to Mayun Island air base in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait  Several sources say the United Arab Emirates has been building the baseUAE were linked to a prior attempt to build a massive runway across the small island A runway there allows owner to easily launch airstrikes into wartorn Yemen  Also a base for any operations into the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and East Africa

US pullout from Afghanistan at least 16pc complete: Pentagon   Published On The Pentagon is being imprecise about the pace of its withdrawal for security reasons WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US pullout from Afghanistan is at least 16 percent and as much as a quarter complete, the Pentagon s Central Command said Tuesday. The US military has a deadline of September to remove the 2,500 troops, 16,000 civilian contractors and hundreds of tons of equipment that were inside Afghanistan at the beginning ...

US pullout from Afghanistan at least 16% complete: Pentagon AFP 2 hrs ago AFP © Peter PARKS A US airman walks past a row of Chinook helicopters at Kandahar airbase in southern Afghanistan, which has now been turned over to the Afghan military as US forces withdraw from the country The US pullout from Afghanistan is at least 16 percent and as much as a quarter complete, the Pentagons Central Command said Tuesday. The US military has a deadline of September to remove the 2,50...

A mysterious air base is seen being built on Yemens volcanic Mayun Island in this April 11, 2021 satellite photograph from Planet Labs Inc. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mysterious air base is being built on a volcanic island off Yemen that sits in one of the world’s crucial maritime chokepoints for both energy shipments and commercial cargo. While no country has claimed the Mayun Island air base in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, shipping traffic associated with ...

The US pullout from Afghanistan is at least 16 percent and as much as a quarter complete, the Pentagons Central Command said Tuesday. The US military has a deadline of September to remove the 2,500 troops, 16,000 civilian contractors and hundreds of tons of equipment that were inside Afghanistan at the beginning of this year. Last month President Joe Biden ordered the exit, to bring to a close US on-the-ground involvement in a war that began nearly 20 years ago following the September 11, 2001 a...