This was reported by TASS, citing a statement by Colonel Sonny Leggett, spokesman for US forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A).
"In accordance with the joint US-Afghan declaration and the agreement between the United States and the Taliban, USFOR-A command has begun to reduce its forces, taking into account the specific situation, to 8.6 thousand (military personnel) over 135 days," he said .
On March 2, US President Donald Trump, after signing a peace agreement with the Taliban *, announced that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan would begin "immediately." In addition, he threatened that in case of violation of the terms of the deal, US troops would "rapidly" return to Afghanistan.
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.