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As US troops prepare to pull out, a look at the war in Afghanistan by the numbers
Biden to announce that U.S. troops will pull out by 20th anniversary of Sept. 11
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US defense chief makes surprise Afghanistan visit
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan as the U.S. nears a May 1 deadline to withdraw American troops from the country. Massoud Hossaini/AFP via Getty Images, FILE
President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Wednesday that all American troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
U.S., NATO Give Up - Will Leave Afghanistan By September 11
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President Biden will withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan over the coming months, people familiar with the plans said, completing the military exit by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that first drew the United States into its longest war.
The decision, which Biden is expected to announce on Wednesday, will keep thousands of U.S. forces in the country beyond the May 1 exit deadline that the Trump administration negotiated last year with the Taliban, according to one person familiar with the matter, who like others spoke on condition of anonymity to describe plans that are not yet public.
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Taliban attack on US secret base raises fear of pullout deadline violence
A base hosting military personnel working for the CIA was hit by rockets twice in March and Kandahar airfield was hit earlier this week
America still has more than 2,500 troops in Afghanistan
A series of attacks on American bases in Afghanistan, including a secret spy base, have raised fears that the Taliban will step up assaults on US forces ahead of the May 1 deadline to pull out.
Rockets twice struck a base used by military personnel working for the CIA in eastern Afghanistan last month, CNN reported, in apparent breach of the US-Taliban withdrawal deal signed last year.
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