Nato head commits to Afghanistan

At a meeting of NATO Defence Ministers, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 24-25 October 2007, Nato Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said the organisation cannot 'run away' from Afghanistan.

NATO: Informal meeting of NATO Defence Ministers (IDM 2-2007), Noordwijk, Netherlands, 24–25 October 2007 http://www.nato.int/docu/comm/2007/0710-noordwijk/0710-mod.htm

NATO: International Security Assistance Force http://www.nato.int/isaf/index.html

Deutsche Welle, 24.10.07: NATO Chief Wants to Float Afghanistan Troop Rotation Idea http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2845288,00.html

The Tocqueville Connection, 24.10.07: US leads new calls for Afghan reinforcements http://www.adetocqueville.com/

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