NATO and America disagree on Afghan exit strategy
Special Correspondent
Nov. 20, 2010

NATO allies agreed today to reduce troop levels in Afghanistan in 2011 and hand over control of security to the Afghans in 2014, but Washington and its allies have different views.

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said NATO troops would not continue fighting the Taliban after 2014. Washington has not committed to ending its combat mission in Afghanistan in 2014, a senior U.S. administration official stated, adding a decision on changing the U.S. mission is still unclear regarding resources and security needs as the 2014 transition proceeds. Each NATO member country will decide when its combat mission will change, the official said.

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