At an upcoming informal defense ministers' meeting in Nice, France, NATO ministers will discuss an expanded role for the alliance in Iraq and Afghanistan, a NATO official told InsideDefense.com today. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said NATO hopes to announce the expansion of the International Security Assistance Force mission to the western parts of Afghanistan, adding four new provincial reconstruction teams under ISAF's watch. As for Iraq, the official said, NATO ministers will discuss what the alliance...
