Don't abandon Afghanistan after 2014 handover, plead generals - Guardian

The west must state clearly that it will not abandon Afghanistan after the handover of security to local forces in 2014 or risk further fighting in the region from an emboldened Taliban, the commander of British forces in the country has warned. - Don't abandon Afghanistan after 2014 handover, plead generals -- Afghanistan: Advances made, but country stands at perilous crossroads