NATO allies pledge to accept more Afghan refugees following US withdrawal
Leaders of countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - the US-led security alliance that includes Canada and most of Europe - are largely sticking together, both in rhetoric and in action, as the crisis in Afghanistan unfolds.
Twenty years ago, NATO countries also sent troops to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. The goal was to stabilize the country and ward off a Taliban insurgency. Many are now confronting similar issues as the US, including the task of evacuating civilians and Afghans who assisted NATO forces, and taking responsibility for accepting refugees.
Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary-general of the alliance, backed up President Joe Biden in a press conference on Tuesday.
"Ultimately, the Afghan political leadership failed to stand up to the Taliban and to achieve the peaceful solution that Afghans desperately wanted," he told reporters. "This failure of the Afghan leadership led to the tragedy we are witnessing today."
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