World news about “troops withdrawal” published by euronews.
PKK fighters begin to withdraw from Turkey Kurdish militants have started to leave Turkey, as part of a peace process aimed at bringing an end to a three-decade insurgency that has left 40-thousand… 09/05/2013
Clashes in Turkey ahead of PKK pullout Pro-Kurdish protesters have thrown petrol bombs and firecrackers at police in the Turkish district of Cizre. It came just hours before an agreed pullout of… 08/05/2013
Obama and Karzai talk US pull out and Afghan stability The visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai for talks in Washington with President Obama marks the beginning of the end of negotiations between the two… 10/01/2013
NATO talks focus on early Afghan handover NATO has signalled Afghan troops could take over all combat operations by mid 2013 — a year earlier than planned. Talk of drawdown in Afghanistan dominated… 02/02/2012
Mission successful, Cameron tells UK troops in Afghan visitThe British Prime Minister on a visit to Afghanistan has told his country’s troops that their gradual withdrawal is based on success not failure. David… 21/12/2012
War looms in DRC despite rebel withdrawalAs promised, the rebel M23 forces moved out of Goma on Saturday, pulling back the agreed 20 kilometres to allow a dialogue to begin with the government in… 01/12/2012
France combat troops end Afghan missionFrance is ending its combat mission in Afghanistan. Some 400 troops are preparing to leave Kapisa, the province where France has lost most of its 88… 20/11/2012
Last US Afghanistan “surge” troops return homeUS troop numbers in Afghanistan today returned to their pre-2009 “surge” figures with the departure of the last of the extra 33,000 troops ordered in by… 21/09/2012
Hollande takes withdrawal message to KabulFrench President François Hollande has wasted no time in taking his message of an early French withdrawal to Afghanistan, and in person. He flew in on a… 25/05/2012
Hollande flies into Afghanistan for lightning visitNew French President François Hollande has made a surprise flying visit to Afghanistan. Hollande’s predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy, had already informed … 25/05/2012
Nato plans Afghan pullout but Pakistan problem remainsA two-day Nato summit in Chicago has concluded with a landmark agreement on handing control of Afghan security to the country’s own forces by the middle of… 22/05/2012
NATO papers over cracks in unityNato leaders meeting in Chicago have made an attempt at a show of unity over the pullout from Afghanistan despite France’s new president sticking to his own… 21/05/2012
NATO chief calls for solidarity as summit opensThe NATO summit has opened in Chicago with a call for unity among world leaders. For the French president Francois Hollande it is the latest stage of his… 20/05/2012
Japan hails Okinawa’s US troop reductionJapan’s government has welcomed a deal with the United States that will see the number of American troops on Okinawa virtually slashed in half. The new… 27/04/2012
Australian PM Gillard spells out Afghan exit planAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday announced plans to pull most of the country’s troops out of Afghanistan next year. The premier said the… 17/04/2012
US to stick to its troop pullout plansShowing US commitment to the Afghanistan mission, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta flew into the country to rally the troops and meet Afghan officials. His… 15/03/2012
Huge Iraqi rally to celebrate US troops departureSupporters of the radical Shi’ite leader Moqtada Sadr in Iraq have celebrated with pomp the departure of American troops. All but a handful of US forces… 09/02/2012
Afghan security funding on NATO agendaNATO defence ministers have been discussing how to pay for Afghanistan’s security forces once they take over from the alliance in 2014. The estimated cost… 03/02/2012
Afghan unease over French troop pulloutAfghans have warned that a hasty French withdrawal from their country could lead to more instability. President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday that all of… 28/01/2012
France to end Afghanistan mission in 2013France is to pull its 3,600 troops out of Afghanistan at the end of next year. President Nicolas Sarkozy made the announcement during a visit to Paris by his… 27/01/2012
France suspends Afghan training as four soldiers are killedFrance is suspending military operations in Afghanistan, and may accelerate its planned troop withdrawal after the killing of four French soldiers. The… 20/01/2012
