http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/7120696/Nato-chief-more-casualties-and-violence-in-Afghanistan-in-2010.html
Sunday Telegraph January 31, 2010 Nato chief: more casualties and violence in Afghanistan in 2010 By Rosa Prince The newly-appointed Nato civilian representative in Afghanistan has warned that 2010 will bring "many more" casualties and an “awful lot of violence” in the fight against the Taliban But Mark Sedwill, the senior British diplomat who will represent the coalition in non-military matters, predicted that this year would also see a turning point in the conflict, as Nato beefed up its strategy politically and in terms of its fighting force. Predicting that troops would be fighting for between three and five more years, he told the BBC’s Andrew Marr show: "This year will be another very challenging year. “I am sure there will be many more casualties, there will be an awful lot of violence. That is, I am afraid, the nature of the conflict. "My own view on this... is that we will probably still have troops in these front-line roles for three years, maybe three to five years. "We will have many foreign troops there in training and supporting probably for a decade or more." Mr Sedwill predicted that even once the troops departed, Afghanistan would require development aid for: "20, 30, 40 years, even." .... =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: rwroz...@yahoo.com or stopnato-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Daily digest option available. ==============================
