KABUL Cheap Adam Humphries Jersey , Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The joint visit of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis to Afghanistan on Wednesday has demonstrated their support to Afghan security forces in the war against the Taliban and associated groups, observers here said.
Both the military chiefs paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul to review the situation in the militancy-plagued country, as well as to hold talks with commanders of the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) mission and President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.
"Our presence together in Afghanistan reflects our continuing commitment to bringing stability and peace," the NATO chief said at a joint press conference attended by the head of the Pentagon and president Ghani.
"The Taliban must understand that they cannot win on the battlefield and there is much more to gain around the negotiating table," the NATO Secretary General stated.
Welcoming the visit as a sign of close relations between Kabul and Washington Cheap Bryan Anger Jersey , Afghan analyst Mohammad Reza Huwaida said that the surprise tour to Afghanistan amid increasing militancy sends a strong message to the Taliban and their supporters that the militants have no chance to win the war.
"By renewing their commitment to Afghanistan, the military chiefs of the U.S. and NATO have sent a strong message to the Taliban and their supporters to give up support, of any kind, including military, diplomatic and financial Cheap Chris Conte Jersey , to the militants fighting in Afghanistan," Huwaida told Xinhua.
Huwaida who is the editor-in-chief of the English newspaper the Daily Outlook also stated that giving up support to the militants and chocking their financial resources would undermine Taliban's ability on the battlegrounds.
During the visit of the two military leaders, Taliban militants fired rockets at the Kabul international airport causing panic among locals.
Stoltenberg also stated that NATO had welcomed the new United States' approach to Afghanistan, saying "I welcome the fact that many nations have pledged further troop contributions and accepted the U.S. conditions-based approach to Afghanistan."
More than 14,000 troops from 39 countries including the U.S. are stationed in Afghanistan within the framework of the RS Cheap Ryan Smith Jersey , to help Afghan forces through training, advise and generally back them in the war against the insurgents.
According to media reports, there are 11,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan operating under the auspices of the RS and the Pentagon. An additional 3,500 additional troops will reportedly be sent to the militancy-battered country to bolster the backing of the Afghan forces' ongoing ousting of insurgents.
"The visit of the U.S. Defense Secretary and NATO Secretary General to Afghanistan at this critical stage where the Taliban and like-minded groups have increased their subversive activities is very important."
"It has given the message to insurgents' supporters that the U.S. and allied nations will continue to support Afghan forces in the war on terror Cheap Peyton Barber Jersey ," Farooq Majroh, a legislator, was quoted as saying on a program on the matter, on local television station Tolo on Wednesday.
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OTTAWA, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Remarkable progress has been made but contentious issues remain in the talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as the United States Cheap DeSean Jackson Jersey , Canada and Mexico concluded a third round of talks here on Wednesday.
The three NAFTA parties said at the end of the five-day talks that much work remains to conclude the negotiations by the end of the year.
Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told a press conference that there had been "five very productive days."
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said some issues related to small-and medium-size enterprises were resolved, but an enormous amount of work still needs to be done on other difficult matters.
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said his country will continue to seek tangible benefits for all countries from the renegotiations, while he admitted that substantial challenges lie ahead for the next round in Washington on Oct. 11-15.
"We have the ambition, we have the strength to try to move forward with a view to closing a negotiation but no one can assure with total certainty that we will be able to do it," Guajardo said.
The talks saw "significant" advances in such areas as the consolidation of proposals Cheap Jason Pierre-Paul Jersey , which was one of the objectives for this round of talks.
From now on, negotiators will work from consolidated texts in most areas, instead of having to look at separate proposals from the three sides.
"Meaningful advancements were made in the areas of telecommunications, competition policy, digital trade Cheap Vinny Curry Jersey , good regulatory practices, and customs and trade facilitation," according to a joint declaration by the three countries.
The three NAFTA parties exchanged "initial offers in the area of market access for government procurement."
The statement made no mention of some of the toughest issues facing the negotiators, including rules of origin and Chapter 19 for dispute resolution.
Trade among the three nations has quadrupled since NAFTA came into effect in 1994, surpassing 1 trillion U.S. dollars i
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