NATO to Build on Lessons of Afghanistan for Future
NATO to Build on Lessons of Afghanistan for Future
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2011 – A week after NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen made a firsthand assessment of progress in transferring increased security responsibility to Afghan security forces, the alliance’s supreme allied commander for transformation is focused on building on lessons learned in Afghanistan for the future.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, greets NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, center left, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Simon Gass, center right, and Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, right, during a May 24, 2011, meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO photo
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