Poland withdraws its troops from Afghanistan
Poland will not extend its Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan, Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday.
"In accordance with the decisions of the Allies, we have decided not to extend the mission of the Polish Military Contingent in Afghanistan. At the end of June, after 20 years, we are concluding our military involvement in the largest Nato operation in history, Duda wrote on Twitter.
He added that the first Polish soldiers will return to the country tonight.
On April 14, the North Atlantic Council, Nato's main political decision-making body, decided that there was "no military solution" to the challenges Afghanistan faces and announced the end of the allied mission in the country.
The member states' foreign ministers announced that "the withdrawal will be orderly, coordinated and deliberate" and is to be completed within a few months. (PAP)
