Kabul: In a phone call, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani discussed the troops level adjustment in the war-torn country, as well as the peace process which is currently at an impasse.
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Taking to Twitter, the NATO chief on November 12 said: Spoke with Ashraf Ghani on the situation in Afghanistan where it has been a long and hard road towards the peace talks. They are fragile but offer the best chance for peace. NATO remains committed to Afghanistan's security.
"We support the Afghanistan peace process and as part of it, we'll continue to adjust our presence," Jens Stoltenberg tweeted.
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Spoke with @ashrafghani on the situation in #Afghanistan where it has been a long and hard road towards the peace talks. They are fragile but offer the best chance for peace. #NATO remains committed to #Afghanistan's security. pic.twitter.com/aY5HnxLCRL
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) November 12, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Spoke with @ashrafghani on the situation in #Afghanistan where it has been a long and hard road towards the peace talks. They are fragile but offer the best chance for peace. #NATO remains committed to #Afghanistan's security. pic.twitter.com/aY5HnxLCRL
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) November 12, 2020Spoke with @ashrafghani on the situation in #Afghanistan where it has been a long and hard road towards the peace talks. They are fragile but offer the best chance for peace. #NATO remains committed to #Afghanistan's security. pic.twitter.com/aY5HnxLCRL
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) November 12, 2020
"Even with the US reduction, NATO will continue to train, advise and assist the Afghan forces in their fight against international terrorism."
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Discussed #NATO’s mission with @ashrafghani. We support the #Afghanistan peace process & as part of it we’ll continue to adjust our presence. Even with the US reduction, NATO will continue to train, advise & assist the Afghan forces in their fight against international terrorism.
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) November 18, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Discussed #NATO’s mission with @ashrafghani. We support the #Afghanistan peace process & as part of it we’ll continue to adjust our presence. Even with the US reduction, NATO will continue to train, advise & assist the Afghan forces in their fight against international terrorism.
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) November 18, 2020Discussed #NATO’s mission with @ashrafghani. We support the #Afghanistan peace process & as part of it we’ll continue to adjust our presence. Even with the US reduction, NATO will continue to train, advise & assist the Afghan forces in their fight against international terrorism.
— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) November 18, 2020
Wednesday's development comes as the US plans to pull out 2,000 troops from Afghanistan by mid-January.
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Countries in the region, including Pakistan, Iran and Russia have also asked for a responsible withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan.
IANS