A top NATO military chief can't see an end date to operations in Afghanistan on the horizon. <\/p>\n
Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, General Petr Pavel is in Canberra for talks with Australia's Defence Force Chief Mark Binskin this week. <\/p>\n
The Turnbull government recently made a modest boost to Australia's military contribution in Afghanistan - an advisory and mentoring role - at the request of NATO. <\/p>\n
This brought Australia's total deployment to 300 defence personnel up by 30. <\/p>\n
General Pavel said NATO was doing its best to align military and financial support with the Afghanistan government's next four-year plan. <\/p>\n
\"We have to take a long-term approach,\" he told reporters in Canberra on Monday. <\/p>\n
\"The scope, duration of the mission has not been set, we talk about (a) conditions-based approach.\" <\/p>\n
NATO countries including the US are still considering adjustments to their own military commitments. <\/p>\n
General Pavel said as well as discussing Afghanistan, the purpose of his visit was to also better understand regional issues such as the South China Sea dispute. <\/p>\n
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