The top NATO...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A collection of multinational and multilingual and multicultural armed forces, all of differing capabilities, working toward a common goal by pulling in different directions...
commander in Afghanistan says he's seeing signs of a possible lifting of Pakistain's communications blackout imposed on the US-led coalition after NATO
... four star general, current Chief of Army Staff of the Mighty Pak Army. Kayani is the former Director General of ISI...
. Allen says that by the end of the call on Monday, both expressed a commitment to work through the incident. He says he believes Pakistain will soon send liaison officials back to NATO headquarters in Kabul that were pulled after the November 26 incident. Allen says the two did not discuss when Pakistain would reopen its border crossings to NATO convoys transporting supplies for troops in Afghanistan. Allen made his comments shortly after Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
...current SecDef, previously Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Panetta served as President Bill Clinton's White House Chief of Staff from 1994 to 1997 and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1993....
arrived in Afghanistan unannounced to talk with commanders about the war. In addition to chilly relations with Pakistain, the US also is grappling with ongoing plans to withdraw tens of thousands of troops in coming months, handover security to Afghan forces and the impact of potentially big budget cuts to the military. The supply routes carry roughly 30 percent of the fuel, food and other items needed for troops in Afghanistan. The blockades have forced the US to use alternative northern routes into Afghanistan that are more costly and take longer.