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NATO Planners Look to Enduring Force In Afghanistan
With just 23 months until the end of the International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan, Afghan forces are poised to move into the lead operationally, and NATO and partner nations are discussing the scope and missions of the enduring presence force that will remain in the country. The conversations within NATO are about this [...]
Is Afghanistan Ready for A Complete Pullout?
For the first time, Washington has publicly announced the possibility that no US soldiers will remain in Afghanistan past 2014. German experts are skeptical that Afghan security will be able to cope without their help. “We wouldn’t rule out any option,” US deputy national security advisor Ben Rhodes said on Tuesday, January 8, referring to [...]
401st completes M1114 vehicle transfer to Afghan National Army
A historic mission for the 401st Army Field Support Brigade came to an end, Nov. 12, when AFSBn-Bagram issued 49 M1114 vehicles to the Afghan National Army, under a Foreign Military Sales case. The 49 vehicles were the last of more than 950 vehicles that were involved in the program that lasted about two and [...]
Report: Afghan Security Forces Face Infrastructure Challenges
The Afghan government will have a tough time maintaining and operating the infrastructure for its national security forces once international forces leave, according to a report issued by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction yesterday. Defense Department officials are aware of these concerns and welcome the report, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said today. [...]
Afghan civil war feared as Taliban survive US surge
With the end of the US surge in Afghanistan, the Taliban have survived the biggest military onslaught the West will throw at them — and fears are growing that a disastrous new civil war looms. The last of the extra 33,000 soldiers President Barack Obama deployed nearly three years ago left late last month, and [...]
Shadow ‘enhanced platoons’ meet growing need in Afghanistan
When the Afghan theater commander called on the Army to increase the number of Shadow platoons in theater during the height of the 2011 Operation Enduring Freedom summer campaign, the Army was ready to answer the call. Gen. David Petraeus, who was the Afghan theater commander at the time, saw the need to put more [...]
Afghans ‘concerned’ over airforce as NATO pulls out
Afghanistan’s defence ministry has expressed concern over the slow pace of developing its airforce ahead of a scheduled withdrawal of NATO troops and equipment, the government said Sunday. More than a dozen transport aircraft provided to the Afghan airforce by the United States have been grounded because of age, a lack of spares and safety [...]
Summit Charts NATO Course In Afghanistan, For Future
NATO hasn’t just endured, it has thrived, President Barack Obama said at the conclusion of the alliance’s summit in Chicago today. Alliance and partner-nation leaders met in the Windy City and covered a range of issues from Afghanistan to missile defense to nuclear arms to common defense. “NATO has been the bedrock of common security, [...]
New Zealand troops to leave Afghanistan early
New Zealand said on Tuesday it will withdraw its 145 troops from Afghanistan in late 2013, a year ahead of schedule, after paving the way for an early handover to local authorities. Foreign Minister Murray McCully said the success of the provincial reconstruction team (PRT) in central Bamiyan province meant the troops were able to [...]
