WARSAW (Ina) - decided to NATO Saturday to extend until 2017 the task of "firm support" carried out in Afghanistan, and even the 2020 financial assist the armed forces of Afghanistan, also announced itssecretary general Jens Stoltenberg.
, Said Stoltenberg to the media on the second day of the NATO summit in Warsaw "we agreed to extend the mission (training Afghan forces and providing advice) to the post - 2016."
He added , "we will plan an extra in the coming months to determine the overall presence in 2017 , " without "put dates" sets timeframe for the continuation of the mission.
He explained that the number of soldiers NATO in Afghanistan will remain as it was in 2016, ie 12 000 component, Americans constitute the bulk of them.
and pledged NATO countries , on the other hand , continue to finance an army and police Afghans helping them until 2020.
he said NATO Secretary - General that this amount is "nearly billion dollars" annually , apart from theUnited States , which provides the bulk of aid ($ 3.5 billion a year).
he said , "our message is clear: Afghanistan is not alone. We are committed to help them in the long run." "The situation in this country is difficult and will continue to be difficult ... but Afghan forces aremaking progress."
He ended the back of the Atlantic in the December 31, 2014 mission of combat in Afghanistan, which launched after the attacks of September 2011.11 and then replaced by the task " firm support " , which focuses on helping the Afghan army.
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