
Afghanistan: UK To 'Draw Down' As Wallace Fires 'Forceful Response' Warning
Roughly 750 British troops remain in Afghanistan in a training capacity.
Roughly 750 British troops remain in Afghanistan in a training capacity.
UK personnel will "drawdown" from the country, with the Defence Secretary saying the military will have "lasting memories" of Afghanistan.
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said it was "time to bring our forces home".
Tobias Ellwood MP said US President Joe Biden's foreign policy decision was "concerning" and "not the right move".
The date for the withdrawal of troops will coincide with the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US.
US President Joe Biden cited "tactical reasons" for the delay.
The work has been carried out by the King's Centre for Military Health Research.
Afghanistan was the deadliest country, with the number of deaths accounting for "more than one-third" of non-militant deaths worldwide.
The US Secretary of State reportedly wrote to the Afghan President saying the US is considering the full withdrawal of forces by 1 May.
The mission was set to expire by the end of March, but is now expected to continue until the end of January 2022.
The blasts in Kabul killed at least five people and wounded two others.
Alliance defence ministers have been meeting to discuss the future military presence in Afghanistan.
A decision could be taken on Thursday by NATO defence ministers on the US-Taliban peace deal.
Defence ministers from the alliance will this week discuss plans to pull out of the country completely by May.
Brigadier Olly Brown is leading the Kabul Security Force - a multinational effort comprised of troops from the UK, US, Denmark and Mongolia.
Major Sam Nicholls contracted coronavirus last year and was unable to go to Afghanistan with 2 SCOTS.