WARSAW (Sputnik) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the July 8-9 NATO summit in Warsaw. During the summit, NATO members agreed to continue providing around $5 billion per year to fund Afghanistan's army and police until 2020, according to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
"The Government of Canada announced a comprehensive package — worth $465 million — of security support and development assistance or Afghanistan," the government said in press release during the second day of the NATO summit.
Afghanistan is in a state of political and social turmoil, due to the continuing Taliban insurgency, which has expanded its activities in Afghanistan to major cities. At the same time, Kabul faces challenges from other extremist groups, most notably the Islamic State, outlawed in many countries including Russia.
