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With Afghanistan withdrawal at halfway point, US desperately seeking bases in region

By Jamie McIntyre
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With Afghanistan withdrawal at halfway point, US desperately seeking bases in region

EYES ON PAKISTAN: In a conference call with international journalists, U.S. Central Commander Gen. Frank McKenzie said the U.S. and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan has reached the halfway point, and negotiations continue with “friends in the region” for bases to continue a counterterrorism mission after U.S. troops depart.

“We’ve completed about half of the entire retrograde process, and we will meet the September deadline to complete the full withdrawal from Afghanistan,” McKenzie said. “It is our intention to continue to be able to go after al Qaeda and ISIS from over the horizon, from other locations in the theater, and we’re working now with friends in the region to establish that capability as we go forward.”

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