U.S. starts to evacuate from Shamsi air base in Pakistan

The Airforce mantroops leaving Shamsi Air Base

The United States has started evacuation from an air base in Pakistan on Sunday at the order of the Pakistani government to leave the air base before December 11, reported local Urdu TV channel Geo. According to the report, the evacuation kicked off Sunday morning when a U.S. plane arrived at the Shamsi air base to take the U.S. personnel back. They More...

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