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NATO to begin non-combat mission in Afghanistan in 2015

Afghan troops being trained by NATO at one of the military training centres in Kabul. Photo: UNAMA
Afghan troops being trained by NATO at one of the military training centres in Kabul. Photo: UNAMA

WASHINGTON – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Afghanistan have agreed to establish a new non-combat, training, advisory and assistance mission, which would begin operation in January 2015.

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a new resolution which underscored the importance of continued international support for the stabilization of the situation in Afghanistan and of further enhancing the capabilities of and capacities of the Afghan National Defence and Security Services and the NATO entity, to be called the Resolute Support Mission. NATO will train, advise and assist the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces.

The Afghan forces still have capability gaps and development shortfalls, especially in the Air Force. Equipment procurement, financial management and accountability procedures need to improve. Endemic corruption persists. Further progress is required in the participation of women in security Institutions and forces, in securing women’s rights, and in the protection of children in armed conflict, especially in eliminating the recruitment of child soldiers, says the letter.

The work of the Resolute Support Mission would be focused at the institutional level in Kabul, but also provide continued advice to the Afghan forces at the corps level in the regions.

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