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| Stoltenberg Outlines NATO’s Future Support to Afghanistan |
| 2021-05-22 |
| [ToloNews] NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions... Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Gay Paree on Friday said as the alliance’s military presence is ending in Afghanistan, but added that NATO is opening a new chapter in the country and that its future support "will have three main pillars." According to a statement by NATO, the two leaders also discussed the fight against terrorism in Iraq, the Sahel region ... North Africa's answer to the Pak tribal areas... , and Afghanistan. Stoltenberg said that "first, we plan to provide advice and capacity-building support to Afghan security institutions." This will also include "continued financial support to the Afghan cops," he said. Second, Stoltenberg said, NATO is "planning to provide military education and training outside Afghanistan, focusing on Special Operations Forces." And third, he said, they are "planning to fund the provision of services, including support for the functioning of Kabul airport." He said that all this will enable NATO allies and the broader international community to continue to help the Afghan people and contribute to the peace efforts." |
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