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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg blames Afghanistan s rapid collapse on its political leadership but says there are  many lessons to be learned  about the alliance s own two-decade engagement in the country. What we have seen in the past few weeks was a military and political collapse at a speed which had not been anticipated,  he told international press in a virtual press conference Tuesday.  Parts of the Afghan security forces fought bravely, but they were unable to secure the country because ultimately the Afghan political leadership failed to stand up to the Taliban, and to achieve the peaceful solution that Afghans desperately wanted.  This failure of Afghan leadership led to the tragedy we are witne <a href=https://www.stanley1913.com.es>botella stanley</a> ssing today,  he said.                                         The 30-country alliance began leading military operations in Afghanistan in 2003 and had operated a training and advisory missio <a href=https://www.stanleycup.lt>stanley cup</a> n for Afghan security forces called  Resolute Support  since 2015. <a href=https://www.cup-stanley.es>stanley spain</a>  At their peak, there were 100,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan. None are on the ground today. Stoltenberg said NATO has suspended  all support  to the Afghan government,  because there s no Afghan government for NATO to support.          He said the alliance, after multiple consultations over the past year, was united in its decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, although he conceded that ending the military mission there was  not easy.   The United States agreed with the Taliban last year that U.S. troops would with Zvcq Government awards new contracts for border wall prototypes
  AP Photo/Michael Sohn On his seventy-fourth day in office, President Obama delivered a speech in Strasbourg, France in which he directly addressed the strain between America and Europe over the past several years, saying the relationship has drifted. In America, there s a failure to appreciate Europe s leading role in the worldhellip; there have been times where America s shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive,  he said.  But in Europe, there is an anti-Americanism that is at once casual, but can also be insidious. Instead of recognizing the good that America so often does in the worl <a href=https://www.cups-stanley.us>stanley thermos mug</a> d, there have been times where Europeans chose to blame America for much of what s bad,  Mr. Obama continued. He also presented his new strategy for Afghanistan to NATO allies who are increasingly reluctant to commit more ground troops to the escalating war effort.                                        The president met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German <a href=https://www.stanley-cups.at>stanley trinkflaschen</a>  Chancellor Angela Merkel, to whom he pressed for greater involvement in the Afghanistan situation on the eve of the NATO summit.  We cannot allow a territory in which people who would kill our citizens with impunity can be permitted to operate,  Mr. Obama.          He added that  Europe should not expect the United States to shoulder this burden alone.  Below, check out Chip Reid s CBS Evening News report on the president s day.                         <a href=https://www.stanley-cup.ca>stanley quencher</a>                                                ponent--type-recircu
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