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US Deploys ‘HIMARS’ to Support Withdrawal from Afghanistan

US Deploys ‘HIMARS’ to  Support Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Central Command US Armed Forces in A tweet said, that the US military has deployed the HIMARS system to Afghanistan for ensuring a safe and protect withdrawal process.
The HIMARS multiple rockets were moved from Kuwait to secure the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, CENTCOM tweeted on Tuesday.
The multiple rockets is a full-spectrum, 24/7, precision weapons system that is able to hit a target 43 miles away, US Central Command tweeted.
Earlier on Sunday US and NATO commander, General Scott Miller confirmed that coalition forces have started the withdrawal process from Afghanistan, but they will continue supporting their Afghan counterparts. 
“All of our forces are now preparing to retrograde,” Miller said in a press conference, adding that “the notification day will be the first of May but at the same time as we start taking local actions, we have already begun” the pull-out process.
Miller has received a set of order and some very clear objectives, he said, “First and foremost, it’s my objective to ensure that the Afghan security forces are in the best possible security posture. Also, that I will–we will–conduct an orderly withdrawal from Afghanistan and that means transitioning bases and equipment to the Afghan security forces”.
General Miller is also authorized for “ensuring it is as safe as possible, meaning we will protect the force as we depart from Afghanistan,”, he added. (Khaama Press)