10 March
US forces have started to leave Afghanistan, following a recent agreement with the country's opposition Taliban group.
A spokesperson for US forces in Afghanistan said on Tuesday that the military withdrawal process has begun.
The US and the Taliban concluded a peace agreement last month -- the first deal since the US launched military operations in Afghanistan following the September 11 terror attacks in the US in 2001.
The deal calls on the US to reduce its current presence of around 13,000 troops to 8,600 within 135 days. The remaining US forces will leave Afghanistan within 14 months in accordance with the deal.
NHK
