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In light of Afghan president Karzai's recent comments, Leslie H. Gelb advocates an expedited withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Interviewee: William B. Caldwell IV, Commander, NATO Training Mission in Afghanistan
Interviewer: Jonathan Karl, Senior Political Correspondent, ABC News
June 7, 2011
Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, head of NATO training efforts in Afghanistan, says 9 out of 10 Afghan security recruits are illiterate, and emphasizes the education role that has become a major component of NATO training. Caldwell expects NATO and U.S. forces to remain in Afghanistan well after 2014, when Afghan forces are planned to take on security leadership in the country.
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