NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (left) with Afghan President Hamid Karzai during his visit to Kabul last week.
Nato’s Plan Is Working In Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
Violence is falling and normal life is on the rise in many areas. Now it’s the Afghans’ turn.
I have just returned from Afghanistan, having seen real progress which too rarely receives the attention it merits. We have a clear plan to put Afghans in charge of their own security by the end of 2014. That is what the Afghans themselves want, and what we agreed with our partners in the International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) at Nato’s Lisbon summit in 2010. We are sticking with that plan because it is working.
Together with the North Atlantic Council – Nato’s political decision-making body – and seven partner nations, we visited Afghanistan to demonstrate our commitment to the mission, reaffirm our strategy and timetable, and reassure the Afghan people of our continued support after 2014.
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My Comment: I am super duper skeptical.