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Worldwide  News understands the majority of UK troops have also left Afghanistan, with flag-lowering ceremonies taking place without fanfare.

Boris Johnson is set to chair a National Security Council meeting on Monday to decide the future shape of the UK footprint.

The Afghanistan conflict is America's longest war. Pic: AP

The US has refused to say when the last US soldier would leave Afghanistan, citing security concerns, but also the protection of Kabul's international airport is still being negotiated.

Turkish and US soldiers are protecting the airport. That protection is currently covered under NATO's Resolute Support Mission, which is the one being wound down.

Until a new agreement is negotiated between Turkey and the Afghan government, and possibly the United States, the NATO mission would appear to have to continue in order to give international troops the legal authority to be on the ground still.

Afghan soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint outside the U.S Bagram air base, on the day the last of American troops vacated it, Parwan province, Afghanistan July 2, 2021.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Image:Afghan soldiers at a checkpoint outside Bagram airbase on 2 July

The US will also have about 650 troops in Afghanistan to protect its embassy in Kabul. Their presence it is understood will be covered in a bilateral agreement with the government.

The Taliban welcomed the exit of US forces from Bagram airfield, once the site of a large US detention centre.

"We consider this withdrawal a positive step," a Taliban spokesman told Reuters. "Afghans can get closer to stability and peace with the full withdrawal of foreign forces."

The US-led exit comes as Taliban insurgents make strides in several parts of the country, overrunning dozens of districts and overwhelming beleaguered Afghan security forces.

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