UK Also Planning to Takeback Soldiers From Afghanistan by September

Britain is preparing to follow the United States in withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan by September, according to a report on Wednesday that was not denied by the government.

“We are working closely with US allies and partners, NATO to support a safe and stable Afghanistan,” a government spokesman told AFP in response to The Times newspaper report.

“Any changes to our security presence will be made in agreement with partners and after consultation with our partners.”

President Joe Biden plans to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks this year, finally ending America’s longest war despite growing fears of a Taliban victory. , according to US officials.

The Times said Britain would do the same by withdrawing its approximately 750 troops, citing sources who said they would “fight without US support due to dependence on US bases and infrastructure.”

At its peak, the UK troop deployment to Afghanistan totaled nearly 10,000 but is now largely limited to security duties in the capital Kabul.

Britain has also drawn up plans to hand over to the Afghan government control of a military academy in Kabul called “Sandhurst in the Sand,” The Times said.