The early or uncoordinated withdrawal of US troops poses a serious risk to Afghanistan's stability and could lead to the resurgence of terrorist groups, such as Daesh*, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO's secretary general, said in a statement to the CNN broadcaster on Tuesday.
"The price for leaving too soon or in an uncoordinated way could be very high. Afghanistan risks becoming once again a platform for international terrorists to plan and organise attacks on our homelands. And ISIS could rebuild in Afghanistan the terror caliphate it lost in Syria and Iraq", Stoltenberg's statement read.
On Monday, CNN cited sources as saying that US President Donald Trump is preparing to issue a formal order, as early as this week, to begin the further withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell issued a statement late on Monday also warning of the consequences of a premature exit from Afghanistan.
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