US to keep troops in Afghanistan

US to keep troops in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON - Nato may station up to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan to train and assist Kabul's forces after the alliance's combat mission there against the Taliban ends in 2014, US officials said Friday.

US Army soldiers from Headquarters Company, 173rd Special Troops Battalion attached to 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st U.S Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team patrol near Baraki Barak base in Logar Province, on October 11, 2012. NATO may station up to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan to train and assist Kabul's forces after the combat mission there ends in 2014, US officials said.

US Pentagon spokesman George Little said Nato was considering deployment of between 8,000 and 12,000 troops, including any US contribution, but no final decision has yet been made. Reports of a US presence alone of 8,000 to 12,000 troops "are not correct," he added.

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