Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Afghanistan withdrawal may refer to: * Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan * Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan **Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016) **Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2020–2021) For earlier invasions and withdrawals from Afghanistan, see Invasions of Afghanistan Afghanistan is a mountainous landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Some of the invaders in the history of Afghanistan include the Maurya Empire, the ancient Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonian Empire of Alexand ...

Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Pursuant to the Geneva Accords of 14 April 1988, the Soviet Union conducted a total military withdrawal from Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, Afghanistan between 15 May 1988 and 15 February 1989. Headed by the Soviet military officer Boris Gromov, the retreat of the 40th Army (Soviet Union), 40th Army into the Soviet Central Asia, Union Republics of Central Asia formally brought the Soviet–Afghan War to a close after nearly a decade of fighting. It marked a significant development in the Afghan conflict, having served as the precursor event to the Afghan Civil War (1989–1992), First Afghan Civil War. Mikhail Gorbachev, who became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in March 1985, began planning for a military disengagement from Afghanistan soon after he was elected by the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Politburo. Under his leadership, the Soviet Union attempted to aid the consolidation of power by the People's Democrati ...
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Withdrawal Of United States Troops From Afghanistan
The United States has conducted two withdrawals of United States troops from Afghanistan: * Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016), draw down of United States Armed Forces in the Afghanistan war * 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, withdrawal of all United States combat forces from Afghanistan See also * Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq {{sia ...
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Withdrawal Of United States Troops From Afghanistan (2011–2016)
The withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan describes the drawdown of United States Armed Forces in the Afghanistan war and the plans after its post-2014 presence when most combat troops had left Afghanistan at the end of 2014. NATO had planned on maintaining 13,000 troops including 9,800 Americans in an advisory and counter-terrorism capacity in Afghanistan during the 2015 phase of the War in Afghanistan and they were expected to maintain a presence inside Afghanistan until well after the end of 2016. In July 2016, in light of the deteriorating security conditions, the US postponed the withdrawal until December 2016 and decided to maintain a force of 8,400 troops in 4 garrisons (Kabul, Kandahar, Bagram and Jalalabad) indefinitely due to Taliban resurgence attempt after the Battle of Kunduz. The withdrawal was completed in December 2016 leaving behind 8,400 troops. Background 2009 U.S. troops increase under the Obama Administration Troop levels remained roughly co ...
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Withdrawal Of United States Troops From Afghanistan (2020–2021)
The United States has conducted two withdrawals of United States troops from Afghanistan: * Withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan (2011–2016), draw down of United States Armed Forces in the Afghanistan war * 2020–2021 U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, withdrawal of all United States combat forces from Afghanistan See also * Withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq {{sia ...
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