In the coming days, there will be conversations over the timeline for the withdrawal with the Department of Defense, the official said.
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell met with Niger 's Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine on Friday and they agreed – after Niger 's demands – that the U.S. would militarily withdraw from the country, according to a State Department official.Video above: Russian air defense system, trainers arrive in Niger The major drawdown will significantly impact the U.S. troop presence on the continent of Africa, and the move comes amid serious U.S.
Throughout the conversation with Campbell this week, Zeine stressed a desire for partnership with the U.S. to continue and made an effort to differentiate this situation from that of the French, the State Department official said. Still, it appears that both countries will be militarily forced out of the country within a year of one another. The U.S. will maintain a diplomatic presence in the country, the official said.
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