2012-05-22 08:59:58

NATO leaders agree on Afghan withdrawal


NATO leaders meeting in Chicago have endorsed plans to withdraw international forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. They've also backed a plan to hand more responsibility to Afghan security forces by the middle of next year.
After a brief meeting on the sidelines of the summit between US President Barack Obama and Pakistan's President, Asif Ali Zardari, US officials said both sides are "working diligently" on a deal to reopen NATO supply routes.
Pakistan closed them after a US air strike last year killed more than 20 Pakistani soldiers.
President Obama told reporters that he's hopeful there could be a breakthrough on the issue soon. Listen RealAudioMP3








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