A US official in Kabul, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Tuesday that the five bases in Afghanistan where US troops have withdrawn--in compliance with the US-Taliban peace agreement--were in Helmand, Uruzgan, Paktika and Laghman provinces.

The US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, in a tweet on Tuesday morning said: “As we look to the next phase of implementation under the Agreement, our approach will remain conditions based. We will press for completion of prisoner releases, reduction of violence, complete delivery on CT (counterterrorism) commitments and start of and progress in intra-Afghan negotiations.”

The US has rapidly implemented the first phase of its commitments under the agreement, “including to reduce forces and depart five bases. NATO troops have come down in proportional numbers,” according to Khalilzad.

US troops in the country have been reduced to 8,600, according to US reports.

NATO has around 12,000 troops under the Resolute Support mission, which includes a portion of the 8,600 total US troops, according to the Resolute Support mission.

In this episode host Wahid Ahmadi discusses the topic with the following guests:

Ahmadullah Alizai, head of Asas-e-Naw Afghanistan party

Salem Hassani, presidential adviser

Waliullah Shaheen, political activist