Japan SDF to pull out of Afghanistan evacuation mission possibly on Sept. 1

Japan is considering withdrawing its Self-Defense Forces from their mission to evacuate people including its nationals from war-torn Afghanistan on Wednesday at the earliest, citing security reasons, amid heightened tensions following the recent seizure of power by the Taliban, government sources said Monday.Japan has assessed it is difficult to ensure operations at the airport in the Afghan capital of Kabul would be safe after the Tuesday deadline of the U.S. troops' pullout from Afghanistan, the sources said. Such a move would come after Japan had evacuated one national and transported 14…READ FULL ARTICLE