troops and nato troops from afghanistan let's get more on this from stephanie becker who is in berlin again really all showing a united front they went into afghanistan together nato countries and the u.s. there in leaving together. very much and very much similar language hearing there from nation sector generally and stoltenberg similar to what the americans have been saying also that nato troops will start their withdrawal on may 1st just like the americans as you say very much coordinated together they went in together they will leave together of course for nato also this was a historic mission in the sense that was the 1st time they invoked article 5 of the nato charter this was also referred back to by un stoltenberg which is you know attack on one member is attack against old so officially now all foreign troops will be withdrawing from afghanistan by september. this is what we're hearing now they say they remain committed to the country of course it's been 20 years of conflict that they've had soldiers on the ground and now it really is up to diplomacy they say stephanie decke