Drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan continuing: Pentagon

• Hoffman's comments came after two brutal attacks in Afghanistan this week, though they are believed to have been carried out by the Islamic State.

"That is still going forward. We expect to meet that within the timeline laid out under the agreement with the Taliban," Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said during a press briefing.

Hoffman's comments came after two brutal attacks in Afghanistan this week, though they are believed to have been carried out by the Islamic State.