In Afghanistan, a “lightning collapse” occurred in the fault of the country’s leadership, the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg believes. His words reports TASS.
The Secretary General noted that NATO did not expect the Afghan authorities to allow the country’s security system and political institutions to be allowed. He explained that the United States and the Alliance brought their troops, knowing about the risk of returning terrorists, but they went to risk, because “the alternative to him would be the preservation and even building the military presence of NATO in Afghanistan and the resumption of participation in combat operations.”
“However, we could not predict a lightning collapse. We hoped that our numerous investments would provide the long-term and reliable existence of Afghanistan that the government and the army of this country would be able to withstand the pressure of the Taliban. Alas, they could not”, “said he.
Stoltenberg added that the alliance will be engaged in the study of numerous lessons of Afghanistan “after the evacuation is completed.
Earlier, the deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Grushko, said that Moscow offered NATO to create an algorithm for cooperation in Afghanistan in case of crisis situations, however, the Alliance did not show interest as to the establishment of the dialogue with the CSTO.
August 15 “Taliban” (a terrorist organization forbidden in Russia) announced the establishment of control throughout Afghanistan. Now the Office of Afghanistan is transferred to the time council, which will give the power of the Taliban. The composition of the new Council included the head of the Supreme Council on Natspirming Abdullah Abdullah and the former President Hamid Karzai. The current President Ashraf Ghani left the country.