The US military announced on Monday (March 9th) that it has begun its withdrawal from Afghanistan, as provided for in the peace agreement signed with the Taliban, to increase its personnel to 8,600 soldiers within 135 days.
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US forces in Afghanistan "maintain all necessary military means" for operations against jihadists from Al Qaeda and the Islamic State group and to support the Afghan forces, spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett said in a statement .
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