NATO allies must contribute to the management of challenges evolving from the Afghan crisis, the French foreign minister said Friday.
Following a meeting between NATO foreign ministers to discuss the difficult situation in Afghanistan, Jean-Yves Le Drian in a series of tweets said the international alliance involving the US, Canada, and 28 European countries will have to help allies manage the consequences of a possible resurgence of terrorism, humanitarian crisis, and regional stability.
NATO allies joined the US military invasion of Afghanistan after the 9/11 terror attacks and led the UN-mandated International Security Assistance Force. At the peak of the conflict, there were more than 150,000 foreign troops under NATO.
Their numbers gradually declined and in May, NATO finally began a complete withdrawal. France’s military mission lasted from 2001 to 2014.
The primary and absolute urgency, Le Drian stressed, was evacuations of foreign nationals and Afghans in danger of the Taliban threat.
Source: Anadolu Agency