Military operations in Afghanistan are crucial to
The foreign ministers held a strategic discussion on Afghanistan, including the Afghan peace process, progress on the country's reform agenda, and the regional context of the conflict. The foreign ministers met to plan the NATO summit set for July.
New Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended for the United States.
Progress in Afghanistan
Stoltenberg said there has been
The alliance welcomes Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's unprecedented offer of peace talks to the Taliban, a step he could not have taken without the guarantee of long-term NATO support.
The Taliban has not taken up Ghani's offer and Stoltenberg urged the Taliban to take part in an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process.
The foreign ministers also urged Pakistan to take additional…