Addressing a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the military alliance would only leave Afghanistan “when security conditions allow and when the time is right.”

“Our presence in Afghanistan is conditions based, and Taliban has to meet their commitments…The main issue is that Taliban has to reduce violence, Taliban has to negotiate in good faith and Taliban has to stop supporting international terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, “Stoltenberg told reporters.

NATO has just under 10,000 troops in Afghanistan helping to train and advise the Afghan security forces. NATO defense ministers are due to discuss Afghanistan more broadly on Thursday.

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