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NATO to exit Afghanistan along with U.S.
Why is it in news?
- As per the official reports, foreign troops under NATO command will withdraw from Afghanistan in coordination with a U.S. pull-out by September 11.
Details:
- Around 7,000 non-U.S. forces from mainly NATO countries outnumber the 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
- A key reason for a coordinated withdrawal is the fact that NATO relies on U.S. airlift capabilities and shipping to move valuable equipment in and out of landlocked Afghanistan.
- President Joe Biden announced that it’s time to end America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
- Taliban was ousted from power by a U.S. invasion in late 2001 and has since waged an insurgency.
- An integral part of NATO’s current mission, Resolute Support, is to train and equip Afghan security forces fighting the Taliban.
Source: The Hindu.