NATO decides to maintain presence in Afghanistan - NATO.Int

NATO Foreign Ministers decided today (13 May 2015) that the Alliance will maintain a presence in Afghanistan after the end of its current mission Resolute Support.
"Today, we took a major decision which shows that we stay committed to Afghanistan. We agreed that we will maintain a presence in Afghanistan, even after the end of our current mission, Resolute Support, " NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the end of a meeting of Foreign Ministers of NATO and partner countries contributing to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission (RSM) in Antalya, Turkey.

"Our future presence will be led by civilians. It will have a light footprint. But it will have a military component," he added. NATO's civilian and military authorities will now develop a plan for this continued NATO presence by this autumn.

Mr. Stoltenberg pointed out "our aim will be to advise and instruct the Afghan security institutions, to help them become self-sufficient, and to build on what we have achieved so far, as part of the broader international effort."- Read More at Nato, Antalya, Turkey

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