NATO has officially completed the military mission in Afghanistan

Almaty. December 29. Silkroadnews - NATO has officially completed the 13-year military mission in Afghanistan. North Atlantic bloc in the new year will only train and advise Afghan forces, reports Afghan News Agency (AfTAG).
On Sunday morning, December 28 at the headquarters of the joint grouping troops in Kabul was lowered the flag of the NATO countries participating in the mission and raised the flag of the new mission, dubbed "strong support".
As recalled by the agency, the NATO operation to overthrow the Taliban regime and the elimination of training bases, "al-Qaeda" began after the attacks of September 11, 2001 and lasted 13 years.
Beginning from January 1, NATO fully switch to training and advising Afghan national defense and security forces.
Under the agreement between the US and Afghanistan, Americans retained the right, if necessary, act independently against terrorists in the country.
The total number of foreign troops in Afghanistan decreases from more than 130 thousand (From 50 countries) in 2011 to about 12 thousand soldiers.