Military role in afghanistan was front and center today as president obama met with afghan leader hamid karzai. They reported progress in their talks, and said the pace of the security transition will be expedited. At their first facetoface meeting since may, the leaders announced theyre accelerating the handoff from u. S. And Coalition Forces to afghan troops. Let me say it as plainly as i can starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission training, advising, assisting Afghan Forces. It will be an historic moment and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. In spring this year, the Afghan Forces will be fully responsible for providing security to the Afghan People. And that the international forces, the american forces, will be no longer present in afghan villages. Woodruff afghanistan President Hamid karzai has sharply complained that fighting in afghan villages is causing too many civilian casualties. And thereve been other strains from koran burnings by american
Front and center today as president obama met with afghan leader hamid karzai. They reported progress in their talks, and said the pace of the security transition will be expedited. At their first facetoface meeting since may, the leaders announced theyre accelerating the handoff from u. S. And Coalition Forces to afghan troops. Let me say it as plainly as i can starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission training, advising, assisting Afghan Forces. It will be an historic moment and another step toward full afghan sovereignty. In spring this year, the Afghan Forces will be fully responsible for providing security to the Afghan People. And that the international forces, the american forces, will be no longer present in afghan villages. Woodruff afghanistan President Hamid karzai has sharply complained that fighting in afghan villages is causing too many civilian casualties. And thereve been other strains from koran burnings by american soldiers to deadly insider attac
Retires. Opposition fighters in syria have taken control of a Major Military air base, the biggest in the country. The battle for taftanaz as been going on for two months. Theyre stealing weapons and taking over the runway right now. The fighters are also attacking another military base in the north. Government troops are trying to secure the outskirts of aleppo. As the aftermath of attack in the town. There are also reports of heavy shelling by government plans. For more, i am joined from our reporter in beirut. How have they taken control and who has been leading the charge . In syria, it is the main force that has been able to give the regime a hard strike against a regime forces. Theyre the ones who led the attack and for two months, this has been a very strategic victory for the rebels. Were hearing from different sources that this is the case and at the Syrian Regime is already pounding the airport with strikes, but the rebels are saying that from this base, many of the airplanes
Www. Ncicap. Org hollande has announced the french troops have gone on an intervention in mali. This came a request for help out to the west africans countrys president. Theyre continuing their drive southward. They already control twothirds of the former french colony. They are on advance. They are now threatening to take this out as well. They are reported to have overrun the strategically important town in central mali. The army has so far been unable to recapture it. As the year grew that they could establish a safe haven for as long as the militants, there was growing pressure for assistance and now france has started military operations. French army forces gave their support this afternoon to units in mali to fight against terrorist elements. So far, the German Government is holding back. A military solution alone will not solve the problem in mali. We must therefore intensify political efforts. In germany has cast doubt on whether they will help train Government Forces fighting
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