Although Andreas Bräutigam, 58, now spends his days looking after his horses and cooking, he has never forgotten his army missions, especially his eight months in Afghanistan in 2003-2004. The former staff sergeant, a machine gunner for the German army, was stationed at Kabul airport with NATO troops. This report is part of an AFPTV series of interviews with people who served in Afghanistan as part of the US-led alliance. Nearly all of NATO's 10,000-strong force has already pulled out of the country following the decision by President Joe Biden to bring US troops home after two decades of war. The US withdrawal is set to be completed by August 31. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES