Addressing reporters, Stoltenberg said: “It is important that we coordinate our efforts; and out of the 12,000 troops that are now in Afghanistan a significant part of those are European troops. And then of course, we have the American troops in addition.”
“So this is really an effort of all Allies and partners and our approach is a conditions-based approach. We will make decisions based on the conditions on the ground, because we think it is extremely important to continue to be committed . . .









