Summit Sets 2014 As Target For Afghan Withdrawal

Meeting in Lisbon, NATO leaders set 2014 as the target for withdrawing alliance forces from Afghanistan, the Los Angeles Times reports.

The date was decided upon during a two-day summit.

NATO leaders nevertheless said 2014 was not a deadline and said the transition will be determined by conditions on the ground, noted the Globe and Mail (Canada).

NATO and Afghan government officials signed an agreement to transfer primary security responsibility from the alliance to Kabul...