NATO foreign and defence ministers agreed on Wednesday 14 April to begin the withdrawal of Allied troops from Afghanistan by 1 May.
There are currently almost 10,000 troops, mostly non-American, engaged what is mainly a training, assistance, and advisory mission.
The Americans confirmed their departure a few hours earlier, with the objective of a total withdrawal by 11 September, 20 years to the day after the attacks of 11 September 2001.
The agreement between the US and the Taliban in...