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Ex-NATO commander backs IEA-US negotiations

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Adm. James G. Stavridis, US Navy, commander, U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal 2011 budget for the U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Joint Forces Command.   (AP  Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Adm. James G. Stavridis, US Navy, commander, U.S. European Command/Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal 2011 budget for the U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and U.S. Joint Forces Command. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

KABUL (Pajhwok): A former NATO commander has supported the US entering negotiations with the interim Afghan government.

Representatives from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the US met in Qatar on Sunday and Monday on a number of issues -- the first since the Taliban's return to power in 2021.

James Stavridis, who served as NATO allied commander from 2009 to 2013, fully backed the negotiations, according to the Miami Herald.

In a tweet, he acknowledged the need for progress on women's rights and getting Afghans who supported the US military involvement safely out of the country.

"Hopefully, we . . .

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