Australia pledged Thursday to provide troops and resources in Afghanistan beyond a 2014 deadline to withdraw combat forces, a commitment that came as NATO's chief vowed the alliance would not leave a security vacuum in the country. full story ![]()
AUSTRALIA can't make a firm decision on post-2014 plans for Afghanistan until the US decides what troops will remain.
news.com.au (3 months and 6 days ago)
The commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan is telling Congress that he would like to assess the combat performance of the Afghan army this summer before deciding how many foreign troops to keep there after 2014.
miamiherald.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
The U.S. military's top officer says he wants to see how Afghan troops perform this summer before deciding how many U.S. forces should remain in the country after the American and allied combat role ends in 2014.
foxnews.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
The U.S. military's top officer says he wants to see how Afghan troops perform this summer before deciding how many U.S. forces should remain in the country after the American and allied combat role ends in 2014.
miamiherald.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
WASHINGTON—The commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan is telling Congress that he would like to assess the combat performance of the Afghan army this summer before deciding how many foreign troops to keep there after 2014.
denverpost.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan is telling Congress that he would like to assess the combat performance of the Afghan army this summer before deciding how many foreign troops to keep there after 2014....
ap.org (1 month and 1 day ago)
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- The U.S. military's top officer says he wants to see how Afghan troops perform this summer before deciding how many U.S. forces should remain in the country after the American and allied combat role ends in 2014....
ap.org (1 month and 12 days ago)
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — The U.S. military's top officer says he wants to see how Afghan troops perform this summer before deciding how many U.S. forces should remain in the country after the American and allied combat role ends in 2014.
boston.com (1 month and 12 days ago)
The U.S. wants to keep nine bases in Afghanistan after American combat troops withdraw in 2014 and the Afghan government will let them as long as it gets "security and economic guarantees," President Hamid Karzai said Thursday in his first public offer in talks about the future relationship between the two uneasy allies.U.S. officials have made no final announcement about...
thenewstribune.com (9 days ago)
STUTTGART, Germany -- In order to assess the strength of Afghan government forces, the U.S. should wait until summer or later before deciding how many troops to keep in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends in December 2014, the U.S. military's top officer said.
goerie.com (1 month and 11 days ago)
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