U.S. agrees to withdraw troops from Niger
CBSN
The U.S. has agreed to withdraw its forces from the West African nation of Niger, an official confirmed to CBS News Friday.
A state department official told CBS News in a statement that in a meeting Friday, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Nigerian Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine "committed today to initiate conversations in Niamey to begin planning an orderly and responsible withdrawal of U.S troops from Niger."
The two officials "affirmed the importance of the bilateral relationship and agreed to pursue collaboration in areas of joint interest," the statement read.
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