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NATO chief: No "rush for the exits" in Afghan war CHICAGO (Reuters) - NATO's chief sought on Sunday to dispel fears of a "rush for the exits" in Afghanistan as Western allies gathered to chart a path out of an unpopular war that has dragged on for more than a decade. President Barack Obama hosts the summit in his home town, Chicago, a day after major industrialized nations tackled a European debt crisis that threatens the global economy. ... NATO chief insists no rush to exits in Afghanistan The United States and NATO leaders insist the Afghanistan fighting coalition will remain whole despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early, but leaders wary of plummeting public support for the war are using an alliance summit Sunday to show they want to move quickly away from the front lines. NATO's Paper Mache Agenda for Afghanistan The Afghanistan-related measures NATO members are expected to adopt in Chicago are a mix of concrete international agreements and paper promises that European capitals may or may not uphold. NATO As Nero:??Alliance Postures While Europe Burns NATO leaders are meeting in Chicago with a full agenda, but no one is asking the most important question: why is America still defending Europe? NATO chief sees financial aid for Afghan forces NATO's secretary-general says he's optimistic that the international community will continue to finance the Afghan security forces. NATO head's Chicago goals: Afghanistan, missile defense NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen would like the Chicago summit to produce at least two key results: a roadmap for aiding a post-war Afghanistan and the official go-ahead for a missile defense shield for Europe. Taliban: NATO nations should leave war like France The Taliban on Sunday urged all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their forces from the war. Border still shut as NATO seeks Pakistan resolution There was no sign on Sunday of Pakistan opening its border crossing to NATO trucks carrying essential supplies to Afghanistan, as President Asif Ali Zardari prepared to meet Western leaders. Obama: NATO shifting to help peace in Afghanistan The NATO alliance that has fought for a decade in Afghanistan is helping that nation shift toward stability and peace, but there will be "hard days ahead," President Barack Obama said Sunday as alliance leaders insisted the fighting coalition will remain effective despite France's plans to yank combat troops out early. Nato to discuss Afghan withdrawal Nato leaders hold a summit dominated by Afghanistan, as the alliance prepares to hand over security duties to Afghans by the end of 2014.
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