NATO Is Following The U.S. Lead In Preparing For A Full Afghanistan Exit

NATO Prepares Full Afghanistan Exit Plan -- Al Jazeera

Alliance says it will have to withdraw its 19,000 troops by December if Afghans fail to agree a security pact with US.

NATO's secretary general has echoed a US announcement that it is planning to withdraw all of its troops from Afghanistan if a security deal cannot be agreed with the Afghan government.

The blunt statement from Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Wednesday ratchets up pressure on the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, to strike a deal with the US.

On Tuesday, The US president, Barack Obama, threatened to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by the end of this year if a pact wasn't signed.

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More News On NATO Preparing A Full Afghanistan Exit Plan

NATO chief backs Obama's threat to Karzai, says alliance will pull out of Afghanistan without BSA -- CBS/AP
NATO must plan for all Afghan options, including pullout -- Global Post/AFP
Defense ministers say NATO is prepared to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan -- Washington Post
NATO head: No Afghan deal means no troops past ‘14 -- Washington Post/AP
NATO puts pressure on Afghanistan to sign troop agreement -- L.A. Times
NATO Warns Afghanistan Over Security Agreement -- Wall Street Journal
NATO role in Afghanistan may be limited -- UPI
NATO plans for early Afghan exit -- Stars and Stripes

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