[An Nahar] The NATO...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A single organization with differing goals, equipment, language, doctrine, and organization....
commander in Afghanistan warned Friday that gains secured in 12 years of fighting could be lost if donor nations cut back support when troops leave next year.
Billions of dollars in military and civilian aid have been promised to Afghanistan after the NATO-led combat mission ends, but many Afghans fear they will be abandoned by the war-weary international community.
U.S. General Joseph Dunford said that further investment was needed to turn the Afghan army and police into a modern fighting force that could protect its people and defend progress made since the Taliban regime was ousted in 2001.
"The gains that we have made to date are not going to be sustainable without continued international commitment," U.S. General Joseph Dunford told a group of foreign correspondents.
"We are not where we need to be yet".