NATO kick-starts training Afghan Special Forces in Turkey

[RabzonKhan]

NATO kick-starts training Afghan Special Forces in Turkey
By Najibullah Lalzoy / in Afghanistan / on Thursday, 29 Jul 2021

The abroad training program is the first move after NATO ended its military training program inside Afghanistan and is believed to be a prelude for further programs as such.

Earlier in June, heads of thirty states- NATO members- had promised that they will continue supporting Afghan National Defense and Security Forces and training them outside Afghanistan.

The Afghan Special Forces soldiers were reportedly flown to Turkey on Wednesday.

A NATO spokesperson in Brussel has confirmed the training but did not provide information about the exact location of the program.

The location for training Afghan security forces was previously said to be Qatar which is currently hosting intra-afghan peace talks.

Based on the US-Taliban agreement inked in the Qatari capital Doha, foreign troops must leave Afghanistan by September which behooves the foreign countries to continue training Afghan Forces out of the country.

NATO member states along with the United States are committed to giving the Afghan government up to $4 billion until 2024 to fund security forces. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg in his recent telephonic call with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani reiterated NATO’s support to the Afghanistan military and its civilian presence in the country.

 

[Gripen9]

Let's check they all go back to Afghanistan. My money is on, most escaping to Europe illegally for a better life.

 

[jamal18]

Re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic?

 

[Attila the Hun]

Let's check they all go back to Afghanistan. My money is on, most escaping to Europe illegally for a better life.

Yeah, I see them running away very fast lol

 

[Gripen9]

The US spent upwards of $85 B equipping and training ANA for a better part of 20 years and got nothing in return. So how does this program going to produce better results in less time?

 

[kingQamaR]

I’m not entirely sure whyTurkey has agreed to hosting and training these Indian proxies hostile to us.

they could have easily been transported to another nato state for there help.

 

[Village life]

Sorry to say , this time turkey is going to be used by western powers and turkey will lose , better be out of this great game play ground and focus on Azerbaijan Kara Bagh area and make sure the security of pipe line , first make economy strong then play the big game otherwise the Pakistan like scenario may emerge in Turkey I mean collapsing economy social instability and dependency on donors, china Russia are now well prepared to go headon with USA , they want USA to be dragged In war zones and uncle Sam wants others to fight his war , wish Turkey will not act like Pakistan as they fought American war against USSR,

 

[FuturePAF]

Let's check they all go back to Afghanistan. My money is on, most escaping to Europe illegally for a better life.

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