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Afghanistan will need financial and military support for many years after a 2014 deadline for foreign combat troops to return home, and may not be able to balance its budget until the middle of next decade, Britain s ambassador in Kabul said.

http://bit.ly/njdvBR



US in Afghanistan: no signs of departure

American troops are going to stay well beyond 2014, the much trumpeted deadline given by President Obama, according to Washington s top military commander there, General John R. Allen.

http://rt.com/news/us-troops-stay-afghanistan-261/



ISAF Ministers pledge support to Afghanistan beyond 2014

They stressed that Transition is not departure, but rather NATO will continue to support Afghanistan after 2014.

http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-1DF0ADA6-2D371597/natolive/news_78932.htm



German General Says NATO Mission Has 'Failed'

A top German general who was instrumental in planning the Bundeswehr s mission in Afghanistan has said that the intervention has failed and the Taliban will regain power within months of withdrawal. Ten years after the invasion, he is far from alone with his critique.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,790539,00.html


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