Salahuddin Rabbani

Afghanistan wants the United States to send more forces to help meet shortfalls in the battle against the Taliban and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the nation's top diplomat said on March 21.

The foreign ministers of NATO member countries will convene at a two-day meeting in Brussels on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss current security issues and challenges.

The main issues on the agenda are Afghanistan, challenges from the south, relations with Russia, support to Ukraine and Montenegro's bid to join NATO.

A high-level Afghan delegation arrived in Pakistan on August 13 to discuss an action plan after Islamabad-hosted peace talks with the Taliban were suspended last month, officials said.