Timeline for Afghanistan Withdrawal Expected in October

Ljubljana, 6 July - The parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees debated the situation in Afghanistan on Wednesday in the wake of the recent withdrawal announcement by PM Borut Pahor. The committees concluded that the government is to prepare by October a timeline for a prompt but gradual withdrawal of Slovenian troops from Afghanistan.

Ljubljana Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (centre), Prime Minister Borut Pahor (second from right) and Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic (right) speak at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar (centre), Prime Minister Borut Pahor (second from right) and Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic (right) speak at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic speaks at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic speaks at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar speaks at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar speaks at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana A joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
A joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana A joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
A joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor speaks at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left), Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic (centre) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar arriving at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan. Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left), Defence Minister Ljubica Jelusic (centre) and Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar arriving at a joint session of the parliamentary foreign affairs and defence committees on Slovenia's withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Photo: Nebojsa Tejic/STA

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