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Archive Home > 2010 > November > 18 > U.S. could be in Afghanistan beyond 2015, official warns

U.S. could be in Afghanistan beyond 2015, official warns

NATO representative voices caution on transition timetable

By Warren P. Strobel / The Bulletin
November 18, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan — A top NATO official said Wednesday that a complete handover of security to Afghan forces by 2014 was “realistic, but not guaranteed,” and that the transition could last into 2015 “or beyond.”

Mark Sedwill, NATO’s senior civilian representative in Afghanistan, cautioned that....

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