U.S., NATO Afghanistan withdrawal impacts counterterrorism operations, progress for Afghan women

NATO’s mission in Afghanistan will need to remain committed to training and funding the Afghan security forces and institutions to adapt to the new circumstances.

Afghan national police and army personnel and U.S. army soldiers patrol in July 2009 in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Photograph courtesy of the U.S. Army

Opinion

BY ERIKA SIMPSON

April 21, 2021

The drawdown of U.S. troops in Afghanistan was expected in November, so it came as a surprise when the United States and all 30 NATO allies abruptly announced in a joint press conference last week that all troops would vacate the c...

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