The Pentagon began to withdraw troops from the Kabul airport

“The process of withdrawal of troops has begun,” he said at a briefing, quoted by Interfax.

Kirby stressed that the airport is under the control of the US Army.

Earlier, the Pentagon said that as a result of an air strike in Afghanistan, two leaders of the terrorist organization "Islamic State" * were eliminated.

* "Islamic State" (IS) - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of December 29, 2014.