Political solution in Afghanistan 'more urgent than ever': NATO

Taliban fighters sit over a vehicle on a street in Laghman province. Credit: AFP Photo

NATO said on Sunday that finding a political solution to the conflict in Afghanistan was more pressing "than ever" as the Taliban stood poised to take power on the outskirts of Kabul.

"We support Afghan efforts to find a political solution to the conflict, which is now more urgent than ever," an official at the 30-nation alliance told AFP.