The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance, which rushed to join the United States in Afghanistan in the aftermath of 9/11 terrorist attacks, will leave the war-town country alongside American forces in the months ahead, allies announced Wednesday.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said:  “Standing shoulder to shoulder, we have paid a high price, both in blood and treasure,”.The NATO drawdown of its 10,000 troops will begin by May 1 and will be “orderly, coordinated and deliberate.” The drawdown also will be completed within a few months, Stoltenberg said, adding that “This is not an easy decision, and it entails risks,”.

However, after two decades, he said it’s become clear there is no Western-led military solution to the challenges Afghanistan faces. “We will leave Afghanistan together and bring our troops home,” Blinken said. “After years of saying we will leave at some point, that time has come.”

Blinken also said the original purpose of the war, eliminating the threat to the U.S. homeland posed by al-Qaida in Afghanistan, has been achieved.The war, which killed and maimed thousands of U.S. troops, ultimately reduced the ability of militants to launch attacks on the United States, Austin concurred.

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