Majority of British troops withdrawn from Afghanistan, PM Johnson says

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivered remarks in the House of Commons on Thursday on the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan.

“President Biden announced in April that all American forces would leave by September at the latest, and the NATO Summit declared last month that the alliance's military operations in Afghanistan were coming to an end. As a result, all British troops assigned to NATO's mission in Afghanistan are now returning home,” he said.

The pull out ends Britain's official role in a two-decades long conflict amid fears the departure of foreign soldiers could lead to a chaotic civil war.

British forces were first deployed to Afghanistan in 2001 following the 9/11 attacks on the United States and played a major role in combat operations until 2014.

A total of 457 British soldiers were killed in the country.

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