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US, Germany, Italy, Turkey to
Lead New NATO Mission in Afghanistan
15:38 24.12.2014(updated
16:53 24.12.2014)
US, Germany, Italy and
Turkey will join efforts in training and advising Afghan troops in different
parts of the country as part of the Alliance's new mission starting next year.
MOSCOW, December 24
(Sputnik) – The United States, Germany, Italy and Turkey will share
responsibility for training and advising Afghan troops in different parts of
the country as part of NATO's new 'Resolute Support' mission in the coming
year, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced Wednesday.
'The United States will
be in the lead to train, advise and assist in the south and east of
Afghanistan. Germany will be in the lead in the north. Italy in the west. And
Turkey in the capital,' Stoltenberg wrote in an article published by Afghan
news agency Pajhwok.
According to
Stoltenberg, the mission will consist of 12,000 personnel, and 28 NATO allies
will contribute to it in different ways.
'Our mission is based on
a request from the Afghan government and the Status of Forces Agreement between
NATO and Afghanistan,' Stoltenberg said.
The NATO chief also
stated that the alliance will contribute to the financing of the Afghan forces,
while Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani pledged that the funding would be
handled efficiently and transparently.
In September,
Afghanistan signed a long-term security agreement with the United States and NATO,
authorizing the presence of 9,800 American and at least 2,000 NATO troops in
the country after the end of 2014. The bloc's International Security Assistance
Force mission was officially terminated earlier in December.
According to NATO, the
Resolute Support mission will not involve direct military assistance and will
concentrate on training and assisting the Afghan military and providing
guidance for the country's government institutions.
In late November,
reports emerged in the US media that President Barack Obama had secretly
authorized the country's troops in Afghanistan to carry out operations against
Taliban insurgents.
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Source: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2014/12/mil-141224-sputnik01.htm?_m=3n%2e002a%2e1298%2evr0ao04aos%2e16v9
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