About 7,000 non-U.S. troops from NATO countries, rely on the U.S. for air support, leadership.
Foreign troops under NATO command will withdraw from Afghanistan in conjunction with the US withdrawal on September 11, Washington's top strategist said on Wednesday, after Germany said it would resemble US plans to leave after 20 years of war.
About 7,000 non-US troops from mainly from NATO countries, and from Australia, New Zealand and Georgia, surpass 2,500 IS soldiers in Afghanistan, but still rely on US air support, planning and leadership in the workplace along with their training.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Brussels it was time for NATO allies to do well in their mantra allies to go to Afghanistan together and leave together.
"I am here to work closely with our partners, and NATO's secretary-general, on the basis of our priorities: Together, agree and come out together," Mr Blinken said in a televised statement at NATO headquarters.
Strong Support
An important part of NATO's current goal, Resolute Support, is to train and equip Afghan security forces against the Islamic Taliban, which was overthrown by a U.S. attack. Toward the end of 2001, he began his revolt against the government.
As the number of non-US troops reached 40,000 in 2008, Europe, Canada and Australia relocated to the US, and provided long-term funding to rebuild Afghanistan despite Taliban-led violence and official corruption. country.
"We will work more closely together in the coming months on the safe, deliberate and orderly withdrawal of our troops from Afghanistan," said Mr Blinken, standing next to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg.
The 9/11 Anniversary
September 11 is a symbolic day as it will be 20 years since al-Qaeda attacked the United States with hijacked planes, leading to Afghan military intervention.
After the withdrawal, the United States and NATO intend to rely on the Afghan military and police force, which they set up with billions of dollars, to maintain security despite difficult negotiations and the uprising.
The main reason for the corresponding withdrawal is that NATO relies on U.S. power. Airlines and freight forwarding to move important equipment home outside of Afghanistan without borders.
NATO also wants to avoid any hardware that falls into the hands of the military, as happened after the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.
"A lot of armed vehicles, helicopters and ammunition have been installed in Afghanistan and four months is not much time to bring them home," said Jamie Shea, a former NATO official and now analyst at Friends of Europe think tank.
"Many European armies will not want to throw away those multi-billion dollar equipment," he said, noting that some could be donated to Afghanistan's security forces.
NATO's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense will discuss their plans later on Wednesday in a video conference.
German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said no NATO alliance was expected to oppose US President Joe Biden's announcement, expected on Wednesday, to be completely released from the US on September 11. "We always say we are going together, and going out together, ”He said.
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