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Afghan National Army soldiers fire 12.7 mm machine guns during training by French troops at Darulaman camp in Kabul on September 7, 2011.
Friday, Dec. 02, 2011

Open quoteThe Americans have told us that Congress is not prepared to give Afghanistan more military aid than Israel, which means no more than $3 billion. Close quote

  • EUROPEAN OFFICIAL,
  • on the revelation that Afghanistan may face a $4 billion defense funding shortfall after 2014, when they are supposed to take over the main responsibility for fighting the insurgency.
Photo: Pascal Guyot / AFP / Getty Images | Source: The Guardian