The U.S. military is boosting its presence in Afghanistan and the Middle East region for security purposes ahead of beginning a full withdrawal, the Pentagon announced Friday.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has approved the addition of a number of long-range B-52 bombers to Afghanistan, two of which have already arrived in the region, and will keep the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Gulf, Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters.
“It would be foolhardy and imprudent not to assume that there could be resistance and opposition from the Taliban,” Kirby said. “We’re going to make this a safe orderly deliberate and responsible” withdrawal.
Kirby also said it’s possible the Pentagon will send additional ground forces into the country temporarily, for logistics support and force protection.
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