Has Obama's policy in Afghanistan been a disaster, why is Syria's conflict tipping over into Lebanon, and who's going to win the Egyptian election? It's all in the international press review.
NATO leaders on Monday concluded a landmark summit in Chicago where they formally signed an agreement saying the organisation would put Afghan forces "in the lead for security nationwide" by mid-2013.
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NATO leaders said Sunday that they would hand over the lead role in combat operations to Afghan forces across the country by mid-2013, in a bid to show a united front after France’s new president announced he would withdraw French troops early.
French President François Hollande's vow to withdraw French troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012, two years before NATO's planned pullout, was set to cause friction amongst NATO leaders as they met for a summit in Chicago on Sunday.
A clear exit strategy for Afghanistan was set to dominate NATO summit talks in Chicago on Sunday, as leaders seek to to ensure the country is stable in time for a planned troop withdrawal in 2014.
A man in an Afghan army uniform opened fire at NATO troops on Friday, killing one foreign soldier, the alliance said. Twenty foreign NATO soldiers have been killed by Afghan colleagues in at least 15 similar incidents so far this year.
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NATO ministers met Wednesday in Brussels to discuss plans to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and transfer responsibility for security to local forces by 2014 while ensuring the country will not be left vulnerable to a Taliban insurgency.
Australia on Tuesday announced plans to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in 2013, a year earlier than planned, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard saying Afghan forces would be ready to take charge of local security earlier than expected.
