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The United States has accelerated withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan. Sources say the last U.S. troops will leave the country in the coming days, although it was previously planned for 9/11. The position of the White House on the end of the 20-year military mission in Afghanistan was commented by the official of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova. She did so after a statement from White House press secretary Jennifer Psaki. “The decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan was made because the republic's problems could not be solved by military means,” Psaki said, “Zakharova wrote on her telegram channel …” And finally, to reach this deep the idea, it took only about 20 years and countless (because it does not count by tradition) human lives. ”
The United States joined Afghanistan under a UN Security Council mandate.
“It is true that we have never informed the international community of the work done. The result, they say, is clear, “Zakharova concluded.
The United States and NATO are thought to have lost 4-5 thousand troops in Afghanistan since 1991, killed them and wounded tens of thousands. At the same time, tens of thousands of Afghans have died.