NATO Secretary General in Afghanistan to mark NATO’s commitment beyond 2014
Szöveg: honvedelem.hu / nato.int | 2014. november 7. 5:18The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg is visiting Afghanistan to take stock of the progress made during the thirteen-year ISAF mission, which will be completed at the end of the year, to thank international and Afghan troops, and to reaffirm NATO’s continued engagement, including through the launch of the new mission Resolute Support on January 1.
“I have seen a highly trained, experienced and professional force," Mr. Stoltenberg said. “For over a year, Afghan soldiers and police have led security operations across the country, and at the end of this year, you will take full charge of security. But you will not stand alone. NATO and our partners will continue to support you."
The 10,500-strong command is part of the 350,000-strong Afghan National Security Forces, which ISAF has helped to build up. As part of the security transition agreed with Afghan leaders, Afghan soldiers and police have led security operations across the country since June 2013 and will assume full responsibility for security as of 1 January 2015.
