Do NATO Members Support The Unconditional U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan?

 

CNN: NATO leaders at summit back Biden's decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan 

Brussels (CNN)NATO leaders meeting in Brussels on Monday largely backed President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, according to a senior administration official present for the talks, as the US President made his first trip to the alliance's headquarters since taking office. 

Biden arrived at the gathering with a vow to reaffirm the United States' commitment to a military alliance his predecessor viewed with disdain. 

He placed enhanced attention on Russia and China, along with the cyber-threats emanating from both countries. 

A final communiqué issued by the group highlighted the "threat" presented by Russia and the "challenges" posed by China following the meeting on Monday. 

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WNU Editor: CNN is saying that a Biden administration official told them that NATO supports President Biden's decision to leave Afghanistan unconditionally. I am not sure about that as noted by Politico .... Biden heads to NATO amid friction over Afghanistan withdrawal (Politico). 

In the meantime NATO Is committing itself to train Afghan forces .... NATO commits to training Afghan forces after U.S. withdrawal (Politico). More here .... NATO training mission for Afghan security forces to move forward after US withdrawal (The Hill). 

The problem with this commitment is that they do not even have a base to train these forces .... EXCLUSIVE NATO approaches Qatar to seek training base for Afghan forces after withdrawal (Reuters).