The EU's police mission in Afghanistan, EUPOL Afghanistan, is to end its mission on 31 December 2016, the European External Action Service (EEAS) stated during the evening of Wednesday 14 December.
The member states had decided in December 2014 to terminate EUPOL's mandate on 31 December 2016(see EUROPE 11221). The mission has been operating since 2007. In order to prepare the end of EUPOL's mandate, a comprehensive phasing-out plan has been developed, which includes ensuring a...