Defence expert warns of consequences of US misassumption over Afghanistan

Ljubljana, 14 August - Iztok Prezelj, a defence studies professor who heads the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia, finds the Taliban's progress in Afghanistan shocking, which he says shows the US assumption of the government security forces being prepared to take over was wrong. In an interview with the STA he warns of the danger of resurgence of terrorism.

Ljubljana Iztok Prezelj, a national security expert. Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA File photo

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Iztok Prezelj, a national security expert.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
File photo

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