Nearly 1,000 C-17 air freight loads of equipment have also been shipped out of the country.
The announcement comes several months after President Joe Biden said he would withdraw all US troops from the country by September 11. Other NATO countries are also moving forward with a military pullout from Afghanistan in coordination with the US.
Germany has withdrawn all troops from the country, with a German diplomat saying Tuesday that its consulate general in Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan has been closed.
Afghanistan: US withdrawal more than 90% complete, Pentagon says | News | DW | 06.07.2021
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