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NATO urges political solution to Afghanistan conflict
Allies ‘deeply concerned’ by Taliban violence, Stoltenberg says.
NATO allies want a political solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and won’t recognize the Taliban if they take over by force, the alliance’s secretary-general, Jens Stoltenberg, said Friday.
- Jacopo Barigazzi
- Politico
After diplomats in NATO’s North Atlantic Council met to discuss Afghanistan, Stoltenberg said allies “are deeply concerned about the high levels of violence caused by the Taliban’s offensive, including attacks on civilians…
“The Taliban need to understand that they will not be recognised by the international community if they take the country by force. We remain committed to supporting a political solution to the conflict,” he said in a…