“A historic decision”. This is how Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio defines the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. “A historic day for NATO has just ended, after 20 years of presence in Afghanistan a historic decision has been reached: the withdrawal of NATO troops from that country, and therefore also the Italian ones, will begin on May 1”. was the declaration from Brussels at the end of an Alliance meeting and while President Joe Biden simultaneously announced the withdrawal of the American military from Washington.
The withdrawal from Afghanistan “will begin on May 1 and by September, on the iconic date of 11, we will see the total withdrawal of the NATO contingent”, Di Maio said, reiterating that withdrawing “does not mean that we will leave the Afghan people alone. , which we will continue to support: it means changing our approach “.
While thanking the Italian military again, of which we are “all proud”, Di Maio then expressed “a big thank you to the Ministry of Defense and to Minister Guerini, who together with the Foreign Ministry in the coming months will coordinate the withdrawal of the troops”.