German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen
Brussels:
NATO troops may need to stay in Afghanistan for a longer period and any decision should be based on the situation on the ground, Germany defence minister said today, in an implicit criticism of the US time line.
"We need to look at whether we need to stay longer," Ursula von der Leyen said as she arrived for a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels.
"We need to look at whether we need to stay longer," Ursula von der Leyen said as she arrived for a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels.
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