KABUL (Pajhwok): US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin has said the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan will be completed by end of August, but they had tasks to accomplish in the war-torn country.
The tasks include protecting US diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, providing funding to Afghan forces, advising Afghan ministries and preventing the re-emergence of a transnational terrorist threat from the country, Austin said at a joint press conference with General Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"These are friends of the United States who have done exemplary and courageous work, and . . .
