Monday, December 5, 2011

Afghanistan - West will not abandon after 2014

Published on Dec 5, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ The West has signalled that Afghanistan can count on continued support after allied troops withdraw in 2014. International delegates met in the German city of Bonn for a conference on the future of country ten years after a similar meeting was held after the Taliban were ousted.

But Afghanistan's allies are increasingly preparing for a a scenario in which there is no peace settlement with the Taliban in place before withdrawal.

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Afghanistan would not be abandoned:

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