SDF troops leave Japan for U.N. mission in Nepal

SDF troops leave Japan for U.N. mission in Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Six Self-Defense Forces troops say farewell to family members at Narita airport March 30 as they prepare to leave for Nepal to participate in a one-year U.N. military observer mission there under a cease-fire accord between the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels.

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