NATO looks to Qatar for base to train Afghan forces
NATO is asking Qatar to host Afghan security forces for future training after withdrawal looms.
Officials under NATO’s authority are seeking Qatar’s permission to use a military base to train Afghan special forces following the US and NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan, Reuters reported.
"We are holding talks to earmark a base in Qatar to create an exclusive training ground for senior members of the Afghan forces," a senior Western security official in Kabul told Reuters.
"We have made an offer but it is for authorities in Qatar to decide if they are comfortable with NATO using their territory as a training ground," a second source based in Washington reportedly said.
Reuters did not specify which site was requested, if any. The United States maintains more than 10,000 troops at the Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
