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NATO Foreign Ministers Consider Afghanistan Mission

Following what NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg called a “year of aggression,” NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to plot a new course in Afghanistan, now that the combat mission is ending there.

They are also discussing Ukraine and the role Moscow has played in the fighting there between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces.

The BBC’s  Jonathan Marcus discusses the meeting in Brussels with ‘s Lisa Mullins.


Note: This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.

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Guest

  • Jonathan Marcus, defense and diplomatic correspondent for BBC News. He tweets @Diplo1.

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