US begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan: US official
The pullout comes as Afghanistan's rival leaders were sworn in as president in separate ceremonies.
U.S. Troop Withdrawal Begins Despite Tensions In AfghanistanMilitary officials say conditions-based reduction of troop levels to 8,600 is underway and will take place over the next 135 days.
U.S. airstrike hits Taliban, days after dealThe United States on Wednesday (March 4) carried out its first air strike on Taliban fighters in Afghanistan since the two sides signed a troop-withdrawal agreement on Saturday. Olivia Chan reports
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