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NATO chief says allies will leave Afghanistan together

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg insists that NATO members will consult and decide together on when to leave Afghanistan, after US President Donald Trump vowed to bring American troops home by Christmas. He was speaking during a news conference after talks with North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. SOUNDBITE

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