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AP Interview: NATO chief says Afghan forces can cope alone

by Lorne Cook
| May 30, 2021 12:06 AM

ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH (AP) — NATO has helped provide security in Afghanistan for almost two decades but the government and armed forces in the conflict-torn country are strong enough to stand on their own feet without international troops to back them, the head of the military organization said Thursday.

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