NATO may lead Afghan missions beyond 2014

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NATO forces may still lead some combat operations in Afghanistan beyond 2014, the target date for shifting authority to Afghan troops, the alliance's top civilian in the country said Wednesday.

The comment was the latest indication that the U.S.-led military operation in Afghanistan will continue to be sizable well into the next decade, despite plans to draw down troops and transfer responsibility to the Afghan government.

Mark Sedwill said the end of 2014 was not a deadline. "It's a goal," he told reporters in the capital. "It's realistic but not guaranteed."
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/11/17/nato-forces-afghanistan.html
Wednesday, November 17, 2010 | 10:35 AM ET