Gates praises building of Afghan army after visiting war zone

Business Week: (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised Afghanistan’s efforts to build the army it needs to take over from American troops due to begin leaving next year.

Visiting the sprawling Camp Blackhorse training center east of Kabul with his counterpart Abdul Rahim Wardak, Gates said he’s “impressed with the growing number of Afghans who have stepped forward to defend their nation,” while reiterating the U.S. goal of drawing down troop levels from 2011. Afghanistan’s military and police should take full control of national security by 2015, a London conference on the country’s future agreed in January.    Read Article

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