NATO to Taliban: 'We will not allow any terrorists to threaten us'
By Celine Castronuovo - 08/20/21 12:39 PM EDT
NATO’s foreign ministers on Friday issued a warning to the Taliban as the western military alliance works to ensure the safe evacuation of citizens from member countries as well as Afghan allies, saying that it will “not allow any terrorists to threaten us.”
The caution came in a statement following the ministers' meeting Friday on the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, where U.S., NATO and other allied forces are attempting to get thousands of people out of Afghanistan each day following the Taliban’s rapid takeover of Kabul.
“For the last twenty years, we have successfully denied terrorists a safe haven in Afghanistan from which to instigate attacks,” the foreign ministers said. “We will not allow any terrorists to threaten us.”
They went on to say that NATO remains “committed to fighting terrorism with determination, resolve, and in solidarity.”
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