Nato chief to chair emergency meeting of alliance to discuss Afghanistan

Nato has been leading international security efforts in Afghanistan since 2003 but wound-up combat operations in 2014 to focus on training the national security forces

A Taliban flag flies at a square in the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan. Gulabuddin Amiri/AP)

Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said he will chair an emergency meeting of foreign ministers from the 30-nation military alliance on Friday to discuss developments in Afghanistan.

Mr Stoltenberg tweeted on Wednesday that he has convened the videoconference “to continue our close coordination and discuss our common approach on Afghanistan”.