60 planeloads of US military gear leaves Afghanistan as drawdown begins
(Last Updated On: May 5, 2021) Following Saturday’s official launch of the US troops withdrawal process, military officials have said 60 planeloads of equipment has already been moved out of Afghanistan and a further 1,300 pieces of equipment had been identified for destruction by Tuesday. The drawdown effort to remove US forces and the equipment spread across Afghanistan was roughly 2% to 6% completed by Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Stars and Stripes reported the formal retrograde process began Saturday as the Pentagon works to remove more than 3,000 tro...