Biden Announces , US Military Expected to Withdraw, From Afghanistan by August 31.<br />President Joe Biden's decision to end America's longest war comes as instability and violence continue to rise in the region.<br />President Joe Biden's decision to end America's longest war comes as instability and violence continue to rise in the region.<br />Our military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31. The drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart, President Joe Biden, via ABC News.<br />Our military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31. The drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart, President Joe Biden, via ABC News.<br />We did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build. And it's the right and the responsibility of Afghan people, alone, to decide their future and how they want to run their country, President Joe Biden, via ABC News.<br />We did not go to Afghanistan to nation-build. And it's the right and the responsibility of Afghan people, alone, to decide their future and how they want to run their country, President Joe Biden, via ABC News.<br />On July 5, U.S. Central Command released a statement that the withdrawal was about 90% complete.<br />On July 5, U.S. Central Command released a statement that the withdrawal was about 90% complete.<br />The troops' exit was originally expected to wrap up by Sept. 11, but it appears to be ahead of schedule. .<br />ABC News reports that a small force of about <br />650 soldiers will remain in Afghanistan to protect the U.S. Embassy and the Kabul airport.<br />ABC News reports that a small force of about <br />650 soldiers will remain in Afghanistan to protect the U.S. Embassy and the Kabul airport.<br />2,448 Americans killed, 20,722 more <br />wounded and untold thousands <br />coming home with unseen <br />trauma to their mental health, President Joe Biden, via ABC News.<br />2,448 Americans killed, 20,722 more <br />wounded and untold thousands <br />coming home with unseen <br />trauma to their mental health, President Joe Biden, via ABC News.<br />I will not send another generation <br />of Americans to war in Afghanistan <br />with no reasonable expectation <br />of achieving a different outcome, President Joe Biden, via ABC News.<br />I will not send another generation <br />of Americans to war in Afghanistan <br />with no reasonable expectation <br />of achieving a different outcome, President Joe Biden, via ABC News
