NATO's Afghanistan withdrawal depends on violence levels, Stoltenberg says

NATO Chief: No Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan ‘Before the Time Is Right’

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan need to do more to meet the terms of a 2020 peace deal with the United States to allow for all international forces to leave the country by a May deadline.Stoltenberg spoke to reporters in Brussels ahead of a meeting later this week of allied defense ministers where the future of a NATO presence in Afghanistan will be discussed in line with the February 29 U.S.…

NATO will not leave Afghanistan before 'time is right'

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday the alliance will not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan "before the time is right", ahead of a discussion by defence ministers on the deployment.

NATO chief: Troops will leave Afghanistan when 'time is right'

NATO troops will not soon leave Afghanistan, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday, in preparation for a conference of defense ministers.

NATO defense chiefs to discuss staying in Afghanistan a bit longer

NATO defense ministers on Thursday will consider setting aside a May 1 deadline for international troops to leave Afghanistan, the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said.The withdrawal date was set last year in a peace deal between the Taliban and the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump. Critics warned that such a speedy pullout could further fuel violence in the conflict-ravaged country. “While no ally wants to stay…

NATO will not leave Afghanistan before 'time is right'

South Asia News: BRUSSELS: NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said Monday the alliance will not withdraw its troops from Afghanistan "before the time is right", a.

NATO will not withdraw troops from Afghanistan before 'time is right', says Stoltenberg

The Secretary-General of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said that the alliance does not intend to withdraw troops from Afghanistan "before the time is right". On Wednesday and Thursday, ministers of the 30 NATO member states are expected to conduct high-level talks, marking the first such event after Joe Biden took charge as US President.