NATO Training Commander Wants 'Return On Investment' For Afghan Mission

By Tony Bertuca / June 9, 2011 at 3:44 PM
As policy discussions regarding the planned drawdown in Afghanistan become more lucid, the U.S. commander of the NATO-led Afghan security forces training mission says he needs more time to build an army and police force that would ensure America receives a "return on investment." Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, commander of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, speaking this morning at an Association of the United States Army breakfast in Arlington, VA, said he and his superiors were planning on sustaining their advise...

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