NATO's outgoing chief, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, has described the mission in Afghanistan as a catastrophe for the military alliance. Stoltenberg, who is set to step down at the end of this month, expressed his views on the situation in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces in August 2021 after nearly two decades of conflict with the Taliban.
The Taliban, the militant group that the coalition forces were fighting against, has now regained power in Afghanistan despite the extensive efforts and significant financial investment made by the U.S.-led coalition, with Washington alone spending approximately $2 trillion on the mission.
