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NATO plans new Afghan mission after 2014
Monday June 04, 2012 11:08:22 PM,
RIA Novosti
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Moscow: Afghanistan and NATO have agreed to develop a plan for a new
international peacekeeping mission in the country after 2014 when
Afghan forces take full control of the security, NATO secretary
general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Monday.
The NATO-led mission will offer training and other assistance to
Afghan security forces, he said.
NATO will provide funding for the mission at an estimated $4.1
billion a year.
"On Afghanistan, we set out a clear path from now until 2014 and
beyond. And we sent out a clear signal to the Afghan people and
the region that we will stay committed," he said.
After the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan, security in the country
will be enforced by over 300,000 Afghan soldiers and police, he
said.
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