U.S. Army Afghan troops reduced Taliban battle continued peace realization forgotten July 13 7:00
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U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan have revealed that they have reduced their troops to 8,600 by the deadline of 12 days, based on a peace agreement with the anti-government armed forces, the Taliban. However, the Taliban continues to attack locally, and it is difficult to predict the realization of peace.
The American Trump administration, which pledges the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, signed the first peace agreement with the Taliban in February last year over a local military operation following the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The agreement was to reduce the number of approximately 13,000 US troops stationed in Afghanistan to 8600 within 135 days, which was reached on the 12th.
Regarding this, a US military spokesman stationed at the site said to the NHK interview, "We have reduced the number of troops to the scale of 8600" and announced that the reduction was completed by the 12th.
However, in the field, the Taliban continues to attack the government security forces.
According to the Afghan Interior Ministry, large-scale battles continued for almost a week late last month in northern Baghlan and other provinces, killing more than 290 people, including security force soldiers.
Under the peace agreement, the U.S. forces will completely withdraw the remaining units within 14 months of the agreement, but the realization of peace cannot be foreseen when the battle does not end.
Citizens pros and cons of US military reduction
Citizens of the capital city of Kabul have disagreed about the reduction of US troops stationed in Afghanistan.
Among them, a male employee in his 50s said, "Fighting has continued after the peace agreement. The security forces of the government are very weak, and if the US troops withdraw, the country will not maintain stability, I would like him to be stationed there."
Meanwhile, a civil servant man in his 40s said, "The true peace of Afghanistan cannot be established because of the involvement of third countries such as the United States. Peace will come only when the Afghan people unite, so I want the US troops to withdraw. He stressed the idea that reductions and withdrawals should proceed.