Russia withdraws from Snake Island: Moscow's forces abandon strategic Black Sea outpost

Russia on Thursday withdrew from Snake Island, a craggy speck of land in the Black Sea, handing Ukraine a symbolically potent political victory and depriving Moscow of a strategic outpost for its air defences and electronic warfare systems.

Why is France withdrawing its troops from the Sahel region?

 

French troops transferred control of a key military base in Mali, marking the final stage of their long withdrawal from the country.

Has the US conceded defeat in Afghanistan?

 

United States President Joe Biden has strongly defended his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan.

An “extraordinary success” – that is what President Joe Biden called the end of the United States’ longest war.

During an address to his nation, Biden defended his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan before all Americans were airlifted.

The only way this withdrawal would have been considered a success by the media and the chattering class in Washington is if they had evacuated the entire population save the Taliban. 

Biden on Kabul: The sooner we finish, the better

 

US President Joe Biden says the US is "on pace" to meet a 31 August deadline for evacuations, despite previous calls from allies for an extension.

Afghanistan: How long will Kabul Airport be able to operate? | DW News

 

Afghans scramble to the Kabul airport, which is being secured by the Americans. The airport is the only way out for now as the Taliban encircled the capital.

How will US troop withdrawal affect Afghanistan? | Inside Story

 

President Joe Biden will withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

It has been the United States’ longest-running war, but now it looks set to end.

President Joe Biden plans to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021.

US withdrawal from Afghanistan 'could lead to civil war'

 US President Joe Biden is set to announce that American troops will leave Afghanistan by 11 September, officials have told US media.