euronews interview - NATO chief talks to euronews on 9/11 anniversary

www.euronews.com On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen spoke to euronews at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels. Rasmussen shared his thoughts on the final stages of the NATO mission in Afghanistan, launched shortly after 9/11. He also commented on the contentious issue of the missile defence system and tensions in the Caucasus. Andrei Beketov, Euronews: Secretary General, thank you for welcoming us at the NATO headquarters in Brussels. It's the anniversary of the attacks on the United States when nearly 3000 people died. Since then, an even bigger number of coalition troops have been killed in Afghanistan trying to prevent similar attacks. Now, Afghan soldiers are killing Americans who train them. And of course the toll on Afghan people is immense. Was all this blood worth it? Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary General: Every one single killing or soldier falling is one too many, obviously. Having said that we should also recall what was the purpose of the establishment of an international military operation in Afghanistan. The purpose was, and it remains, to prevent that country from once again becoming a safe haven for terrorists who could use it as a launching pad for attacks against our societies. And in that respect our operation has been a great success. We have not seen terrorists routed in Afghanistan launch attacks against our countries since we started our operation in Afghanistan. Euronews: Hasn't NATO <b>...</b>
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