NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) combat mission will cease to exist on January 1. However thousands of NATO troops will stay in war-torn Afghanistan on a “training and support” mission. READ MORE: ‘More stable & prosperous than ever’? NATO officially ends 13-yr mission to Afghanistan For the Taliban, NATO’s pullout from Afghanistan is a clear demonstration of the alliance’s weakness. “We consider this step a clear indication of their defeat and disappointment,” the terror group said in a statement, arraigning the US-led mission of “barbarism and cruelty” that left “a pool of blood” behind. The comment from the...
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