Troop exit plan prepared, says top Polish general

KABUL (Pajhwok): Polish troops are leaving Afghanistan in accordance with guidelines from NATO’s Resolute Support mission.

Armed Forces Branches Operational Commander General Tomasz Piotrowski made the statement in an interview with

Polish radio.

The Polish commander’s statement comes as NATO and US troops formally began the withdrawal operation on May 1. The process will be completed by September 11.

The planned withdrawal of the Polish troops was being continuously adjusted to plans of the chief commander of Resolute Support in terms of transportation, safety and logistics, Piotrowski said.

With the West scaling down its military presence in Afghanistan, the general said: “A draft of the [withdrawal] plan has already been prepared.”

PAN Monitor/mud