Analysis: Afghanistan Pullout Spurs EU To Revive Rapid Reaction Force

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The chaotic withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan has shown that the European Union needs to intervene militarily in a crisis without relying on U.S. troops, senior EU officials say. Two decades after EU leaders first agreed to set up a 50,000-60,000-strong force but failed to make it operational, EU states are once again aiming to create a 5,000-strong “first entry force”. They want a deal on its design by March 2022.-- More...