NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stressed, after a meeting of defence ministers, that the Alliance would remain in Afghanistan as long as necessary, while a peace process for the country is under way. A new round of negotiations between US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban will be held in Doha on 29 June.
"We will stay in Afghanistan for as long as necessary, to ensure the country never again becomes a safe haven for international terrorists", he told the press. "We will...