“There are many difficult challenges in Afghanistan. And we still have Taliban. We still have terrorist organizations there, and we will see violence and we will see conflict there also in the coming years,.” DifficultChallengesViolenceConflictTerroristAfghanistanTaliban Author:Jens Stoltenberg
“But we have achieved at least two important things. Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for international terrorists. We have a strong Afghan army, which is fighting the terrorists and Taliban. And the second thing is that they are able to do that without us being there to conduct the combat operations.” ImportantFightingStrongArmyTerroristAfghanistanBeing ThereTalibanSafe Haven Author:Jens Stoltenberg
“What NATO troops are doing in Afghanistan is to train, assist and advise Afghans, but they are actually doing the fighting. They are actually taking the responsibility for the security in their own country. And that is a great achievement, compared to what we saw just a few years ago, when NATO troops had to conduct the combat operations fighting the Taliban.” CountryFightingResponsibilitySecurityAchievementTrainAfghanistanAdviseTalibanNatoGreat Achievement Author:Jens Stoltenberg
