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Tokyo: Japanese Defense Ministry on Tuesday directed the national Self-Defense Forces to end the evacuation operation in Afghanistan in time to meet the August 31 deadline.
Foreign Minister Nobuo Kishi issued a corresponding decree, as the deadline for allied evacuations expires later in the day.
A total of 15 people have been evacuated by Japan so far, including one citizen and 14 Afghans, whose airlift was requested by the United States.
