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Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said that as the U.S. pulls out all forces, “my concern is the Afghans' ability to hold ground” and whether they will able to continue to maintain and fly their aircraft without U.S. aid and financial support.
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The U.S. and NATO have said the Russian buildup near Ukraine was the largest since 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea.
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There have been indications that the pullout could be completed well before Sept. 11.
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The warning during Putin's annual state-of-the-nation address came amid a massive Russian military buildup near Ukraine.
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Discussions are underway among military planners with the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Kabul for a possible withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan as early as July 4, Germany's Defense Ministry said Wednesday.
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The Taliban dismissed the U.S.-promoted conference in Istanbul as a political spectacle serving American interests.
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The U.S. reversed a planned deployment of two destroyers in the Black Sea earlier this month amid the heightening tensions.
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U.S. officials have made it clear that military commanders did not recommend the full, unconditional withdrawal of all American troops from Afghanistan.
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At least two rockets exploded inside the base, which houses U.S. trainers.
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Results from around the country last year suggest Biden has an edge with some military voters unlike his recent predecessors.
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The Biden administration will begin pulling out its remaining 2,500 troops on May 1 and complete the pullout at the latest by Sept. 11 — the 20th anniversary of the al-Qaida terror attack on the U.S.