Thursday, November 18, 2010

My Way News - NATO fine-tunes Afghan exit strategy at summit
My Way News reports: "NATO is expected to set a 2014 target for handing over security to Afghans at a summit that starts here Friday, as the alliance's appetite for the conflict dwindles after nine years of fighting, growing European war angst, and renewed criticism by Afghan President Hamid Karzai [...] Allied casualties in Afghanistan have reached record levels of about 650 dead so far this year, and the Taliban have spread into parts of the country where they were not active before."

My Way News - UK's Cameron: 2015 Afghanistan deadline is final
My Way News reports: "Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Thursday that British troops will quit their combat role in Afghanistan by 2015, whatever the security conditions or progress made in tackling insurgents."

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