Clinton: US, World Stand With Afghanistan - AP

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday vowed the United States and its allies will stand by Afghanistan even as fears are growing about the course of the nearly 9-year-old war and the Obama administration plans to begin withdrawing American troops from the country next year.

Clinton allowed that ''the road ahead will not be easy,'' particularly given those concerns, which could threaten funding for military operations.

''Citizens of many nations represented here, including my own, wonder whether success is even possible -- and if so, whether we all have the commitment to achieve it. We will answer these questions with our actions,'' she said, pledging to step up U.S. civilian assistance to help rehabilitate and reconstruct the war-shattered nation. .... More - Clinton: US, World Stand With Afghanistan

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