NATO DRAWDOWN IN AFGHANISTAN

"There’s a lot to do but we are going in the right direction.What NATO was talking about around the table is doable."

David Cameroon said that the exit transit of troops from Afghanistan is achievable by year 2014.He made a surprise visit to Afghanistan and said that the British troops will start pulling out from early next year.

This news came after NATO members hold one of the most crucial meetings of the past six decades since its inception in Lisbon, Portugal last month. 28 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) members discussed new strategic plan on various issues including vital Afghanistan exit strategy.

The NATO forces have faced the most brutal attacks for the past nine years in this never ending war in Afghanistan that has ultimately raised concern and has called for change in the strategic policy. It is expected that NATO forces will leave Afghanistan after the security transfer to Afghan Army in year 2014.The members will comprehensively work out on this three years goal which will go on the floor from early next year, towards the implementation of the strategic plan. As reported in CNN The plan would pave the way for the NATO members to reduce their collation forces of 140000.The gradual transition is expected to start as early by 2011 but it is expected that the complete safe transition will extend beyond 2014.

According to CNN, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said that the deadline had existed for some time as "an aspirational goal" but that this did not mean all coalition forces would have to leave by that date.

In the interview with the Washington post Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has criticized the NATO policy for the past ten decades in Afghanistan.

“It's not desirable for the Afghan people either to have 100,000 or more foreign troops going around the country endlessly, there has to be a plan inside whereby the Afghan capacity increases, whereby the NATO presence decreases to the extent that we can provide our own security”, said Karzai in an interview with the Washington Post.

Now everyone is eyeing on Karzai who is expected to address this issue particularly 2014 deadline in Lisbon on Saturday.

Apart from the Afghan Transition Strategy the NATO summit will also confabulate over the development of its relation with Russia and will also discuss more comprehensive role of its member with Japan and South Korea.

Lets hope there a safe exit for the troops and Afghanistan is back on their track with a balanced regulated army.

Regards,
Nikhil