NATO Secretary General Jeans Stoltenberg yesterday announced the alliance plans to send 3,000 more troops to Afghanistan to bolster efforts at training the Afghan forces.
Speaking in Brussels on the eve of the military’s alliance defence ministerial meeting, Stoltenberg said half of the fresh troops would come from the United States.
He said currently 13,000 troops operated in Afghanistan under NATO command and the new level would be around 16,000.
About the defence ministerial meeting, the NATO chief said future strategies, NATO command structure, Afghanistan and global threat were part of the agenda.
“We will be joined by Afghanistan acting defence minister who will brief on the security situation and the progress his government is making on essential reforms,” he said.
Hailing the Afghan security forces, he said they have shown bravery, determination and increasing capability. The Afghan people continued to show remarkable resilience and hope for peace.
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