Brussels: NATO envoys met Friday in Brussels to discuss developments in Afghanistan in the midst of a security situation that deteriorated quickly after the Taliban attack without stopping there.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and 30 national ambassadors took part in a meeting in Brussels, according to an NATO official who spoke with anonymous requirements, in line with regulations.
“Allies constantly consulted about the situation in Afghanistan,” the official said, added that Stoltenberg was “in regular contact with Afghan allies and authorities.” “NATO monitors the security situation very closely.
We continue to coordinate with Afghan authorities and all international communities, “said the official.
NATO took over international security operations in Afghanistan in 2003 – the first major mission outside Europe and North America – aimed to help stabilize the government, building local security forces and removing the basic potential for militant groups.
The US-led military alliance lowered combat operations in 2014 to focus on training Afghan security forces.
Afghan armed forces, with around 300,000 personnel, exceeded the number of Taliban about four to one but could not stop the uprising attack.
The Taliban has been seconded by the decision of the Biden government earlier this year to attract US troops and T o NATO training mission in Afghanistan.
Most NATO troops have left, with the rest because of pulling out on August 31.
NATO officials said that the organization continued to have a “diplomatic presence in Kabul.
As the security of our personnel is the most important, we will not enter operational details.”