Germany's Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said it was too soon for troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. — Reuters pic

BERLIN, Feb 17 — Peace talks for Afghanistan have not made sufficient progress to allow a withdrawal of foreign troops, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer warned ahead of a virtual meeting with her Nato counterparts.

"This means we will have to prepare for a changing security situation and a rising threat to both international troops and our own soldiers,” she said in a statement today. — Reuters