Obama Leaves NATO With Message on Winding Down Afghan War
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U.S. President Barack Obama and NATO allies set in motion a plan to extract their forces from the long, unpopular war in Afghanistan, leaving the Afghans with broad promises of support once the coalition leaves in 2014.
A last-minute flurry of diplomacy failed to break a stalemate with Pakistan over closed supply routes. Obama and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari spoke briefly twice yesterday to show both are committed to a resolution that will mean money for Pakistan and a way to remove expensive equipment and supplies from Afghanistan as the drawdown takes place.