NATO exit risks Afghan 'security vacuum': Abdullah Abdullah

Top peace negotiator set to meet with Biden at White House on Friday

20210620N US troop

A U.S. soldier keeps watch at an Afghan army base in Logar Province in 2018. © Reuters

SINAN TAVSAN, Nikkei staff writer

ANTALYA, Turkey -- The Afghanistan government's top peace negotiator has voiced concern that the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan could cause a "security vacuum, an increased level of fighting and perhaps a slower pace of negotiations," saying the solution "has to be through negotiations, not through battle."

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored ContentThis content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.