Afghanistan War News Updates -- May 27, 2012

U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. ABC News

NATO Has Fight On Its Hands In Afghanistan: Panetta -- Reuters

(Reuters) - NATO forces still have a fight on their hands in Afghanistan, where the Taliban has displayed resilience although its fighters have not regained territory they lost during the decade-long war, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Sunday.

Panetta said plans for foreign troops to hand over security responsibilities to Afghan forces starting in mid-2013 were on track and necessary to ensure that the Taliban, which governed Afghanistan before the U.S.-led invasion, is kept at bay.

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