Nato will continue to train Afghan soldiers after exiting country, says chief

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg with Emmanuel Macron, president of France (Francois Mori/AP)

Nato will continue to train Afghan special forces outside the country after it winds up 18 years of security work in the conflict-torn country, the military organisation’s top civilian official has said.

Speaking after talks with the French president Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said: “As we end our military presence, we are opening a new chapter.”