The United States informed the government of Niger that it has agreed to its request to withdraw US troops from the West African country. Over 1,000 US troops were stationed in Niger last year, utilising two bases.

US to withdraw troops from Niger in West Africa

American troops are trashing valuable military equipment ahead of their Afghan pullout. They fear strategic assets may fall into the wrong hands. But for local scrap dealers, it means a lot of unsellable junk. Mariam Wardak gets you the story.

South Asia Diary: US trashes unwanted military gear in Afghanistan

The move would reduce US troop numbers in Germany to 25,000, compared with the 34,500 currently there, a senior US official said.

Trump orders to withdraw 9500 US troops from Germany