NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg blames Afghanistan's rapid collapse on its political leadership but says there are 'many lessons to be learned' about the alliance's own two-decade engagement in the country.
Norwegian politician, 13th Secretary-General of NATO, 27th Prime Minister of Norway
Stoltenberg said NATO has suspended "all support" to the Afghan government, "because there's no Afghan government for NATO to support." "It was a difficult decision between difficult alternatives. And we have seen the consequences of a difficult decision made by 30 allies together," he said.
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