NATO Secretary General welcomes Afghan transition announcement

This is a day of pride for all Afghans and the 50 nations which contribute to ISAF. At the Lisbon Summit in 2010, we set out an ambitious roadmap with the Afghan Government to gradually hand over responsibility for security to the Afghan forces by the end of 2014. And today is an important marker for the success of that strategy. - NATO Secretary General welcomes Afghan transition announcement
NATO Secretary General in Kabul as Afghan security forces take lead countrywide