KABUL - Italy as assured Afghanistan of continued presence and assistance within the NATO framework, says an official statement.
Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini met Italian troops in the western Herat province hours after talks with the chief executive of the national unity government.
“Guerini visited today TAAC (Train, Advise and Assist Command) West in Herat and praised women and men of the Italian armed forces stationed there for their role in training, advising and assisting ANDSF,” the Italian Embassy tweeted.
Guerini also met Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul. They conferred their countries' contribution to peace in the region.
Over 50 Italian soldiers have died in Afghanistan since Rome deployed more than 4,000 troops to Afghanistan to fight terrorism after the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001. (Pajhwok)