Afghanistan to slide into chaos after NATO troops leave: US

February 28, 2014 22:06

Afghanistan's slide towards chaos and political disintegration is likely to be more rapid after US and NATO forces withdraw from the war-torn country by the end of this year, a top American official warned today.

The presence of US and NATO forces is essential to train and assist Afghan security forces, which despite remarkable progress still need international help, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan James Dobbins said.

"In the absence of a continued train, advise, and assist US and NATO military mission, Afghanistan's descent to widespread violence and political disintegration is likely to be much more rapid," Dobbins said in his key note address at a conference on Afghanistan by the US Institute of Peace.

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