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Jens Stoltenberg: New Nato chief in first Kabul visit | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
New Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg has made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan in his first visit to the country since taking office last month. | |
The former Norwegian prime minister visited a training centre for Afghan forces and addressed Afghan troops. | The former Norwegian prime minister visited a training centre for Afghan forces and addressed Afghan troops. |
He reinforced Nato's commitment to training and advising local forces after Nato combat troops withdrew by the end of this year. | |
About 12,500 soldiers, mostly American, will remain to continue training. | About 12,500 soldiers, mostly American, will remain to continue training. |
"Next year, we will open a new chapter. The future of Afghanistan will be in Afghan hands, but our support will continue," Mr Stoltenberg said in a press conference after meeting President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah. | |
The alliance chief also said that the end date for Nato's mission in Afghanistan had yet to be decided. | |
For his part, President Ghani said he had accepted an invitation to attend the Nato ministerial meeting in December in Brussels. | |
Last Sunday, the last US Marines unit and UK combat troops officially ended their Afghan operations, handing over security responsibility to local forces. |
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