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Russia and China together with other members of the world community, we must do everything we can to fight terrorist groups in Afghanistan. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with The Sunday Telegraph.
“ The entire international community, including Russia and China, must make efforts to ensure that Afghanistan does not become a place where terrorist groups are free to organize, plan and finance attacks in our countries, “ stressed the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance.
According to him, NATO will learn from what is happening in Afghanistan, where, after the withdrawal of American troops, the radicals of the Taliban movement quickly seized power; (prohibited in the Russian Federation). Stoltenberg noted that the alliance is “soberly looking at the mistakes” made during the country's 20 years of foreign presence.
He did not forget to point out the erroneous calculations of the pro-Western political leadership of Afghanistan, which enabled the extremists to achieve their success. In his view, Kabul had no clear plans to confront the Taliban, and corruption led to the plight of the military, which received neither salaries nor ammunition. Their morale was eventually undermined by the escape of Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani from the country.
The Taliban leadership was active in Pakistan. They have been there for many years, so the fact that the Taliban could operate from Pakistani territory and everything related to it is, of course, part of the overall picture, & # 39; & # 39; added the Secretary General of NATO.
Stoltenberg concluded that the world community expected the Afghan military to be able to withstand the Taliban for longer, given how much money had been invested in securing Afghanistan and training the local military.