NATO to Assess Summer Combat, Then Decide Afghan Mission's Future

NATO will decide how quickly to scale back its mission to train Afghan security forces after judging how well they perform in this summer's "fighting season," the alliance's chief said Thursday. Afghan government forces, now with little foreign military support, have suffered heavy casualties this year battling the Taliban, who have increased their attacks in the north as well as their traditional southern and eastern strongholds. NATO pulled out most of its combat...

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