Taliban Official: Half of US Troops to Leave Afghanistan by May 1

Taliban Official: Half of US Troops to Leave Afghanistan by May 1

A Taleban official aforesaid on weekday the us had secure to withdraw 1/2 its troops from Afghanistan by the tip of Apr, however the United States military same no timeframe had been set.

Abdul Salam Hanafi, speaking on the sidelines of a meeting in Moscow between the Taliban and other prominent Afghan figures, said American officials pledged the pullout will begin this month.

"The Americans told United States that from the start of February to the tip of Apr 1/2 the troops from Afghanistan are going to be withdrawn," Hanafi told reporters.

But Pentagon spokesman Army Colonel Rob Manning said the US military had received no orders to begin withdrawing.

"Peace talks with the religious movement continue, however [the Defense Department] has not received a directive to vary the force structure in Afghanistan," aforementioned Manning.