News Relating to Afghanistan:

NATO Leaders Commit To Afghanistan Transition - Voice Of America - 5/22/2012 6:00am
Voice of AmericaNATO Leaders Commit to Afghanistan TransitionVoice of AmericaCHICAGO - Leaders of the 28 NATO countries ended their summit in Chicago on Monday, pledging an "irreversible" commitment to transition in Afghanistan. The leaders committed to greater efficiencies, while reaffirming the alliance's defense commitments.Afghans back Chicago deal, warn West to keep promisesReutersPakistanis fear becoming isolatedLos Angeles TimesIs Obama Really Done with Afghanistan?New Yorker (blog)Daily Beast -Morris Daily Heraldall 13,263 news articles »
US Envoy To Afghanistan To Step Down - Voice Of America - 5/22/2012 11:09am
msnbc.comUS Envoy to Afghanistan to Step DownVoice of AmericaRyan Crocker testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Afghanistan (July 27, 2010 file photo). Ryan Crocker testifies on Capitol Hill before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Afghanistan (July 27 ...US ambassador to Afghanistan leaving post a year earlyLos Angeles TimesUS Ambassador to Leave Afghan PostNew York TimesSources: US envoy to Afghanistan to step downmsnbc.comReuters -USA TODAY -CBS Newsall 412 news articles »
Taliban Tightens Grip On Afghan Schools - CNN - 5/22/2012 2:40am
Taliban tightens grip on Afghan schoolsCNNKabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- In parts of rural Afghanistan a fierce battle is going on between the Taliban and the country's government. And the victims in this battle, it seems, are school children. Recently, the Taliban demanded the closure of some ...and more »
Hollande's First World Appearance A Double Success - Christian Science Monitor - 5/22/2012 9:59am
Telegraph.co.ukHollande's first world appearance a double successChristian Science MonitorLess than a week after taking office, French President François Hollande traveled to the G-8 and NATO summits to make his case for new economic policies and a French pullout from Afghanistan. By Bastien Inzaurralde, Correspondent / May 22, ...Francois Hollande: France has done its duty in AfghanistanTelegraph.co.ukFrench leader determined to withdraw troops from AfghanistanPress TVFrench president skips Obama speechNewsOK.comUPI.comall 1,831 news articles »
In Afghanistan, NATO Exit Plan Raises Concerns About Stability (+video) - Christian Science Monitor - 5/21/2012 8:41pm
Christian Science MonitorIn Afghanistan, NATO exit plan raises concerns about stability (+video)Christian Science MonitorNATO leaders are expected to endorse a plan on the final day of the Chicago summit today that will bring international combat operations in Afghanistan to an end next summer and have all combat troops out of the country by the end of 2014.Few in Afghanistan expect miracles from NATOKansas City StarObama, world leaders vow to end Afghanistan war by 2014The Star-Ledger - NJ.comNATO backs Afghan combat leadership planABC OnlineSydney Morning Herald -The Province -World Politics Reviewall 897 news articles »