NATO Takes Over in Nation’s West
U.S.-led coalition soldiers gave NATO troops responsibility for security in much of western Afghanistan, as part of plans for the 8,000-strong NATO force to gradually relieve American soldiers across the country.
The International Security Assistance Force, currently under North Atlantic Treaty Organization command, already maintains security in Kabul and some other parts of the nation. The transfer will free up troops in the 18,000-strong U.S.-led coalition to concentrate on hunting Al Qaeda and Taliban holdouts in the south and east.
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