He said this during a briefing, answering the question whether the United States plans to revise the plans to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, which are provided for in the peace agreements with the radical Taliban *.
“There is no doubt that NATO's mission in Afghanistan will be discussed at the ministerial meeting.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is looking forward to this, ”TASS quotes him.
On February 29, 2020, in Doha, the United States signed a peace agreement with the Taliban.
The ceremony was attended by representatives of more than 30 countries.
The document provides for a reduction in the number of US troops in Afghanistan and the further withdrawal of their own and NATO forces if the Taliban refrain from violence.
In January 2021, the Taliban called on the administration of new US President Joe Biden to implement the Doha agreement.
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated 02.14.2003.