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                    US, NATO Mark End of War in Afghanistan

   by VOA News

   The United States and NATO formally ended 13 years of war in
   Afghanistan Sunday with a ceremony at their military headquarters in
   Kabul.

   Few details were made public in advance of the ceremony for security
   reasons.

   Some 13,000 troops will remain in Afghanistan to help train and advise
   Afghan government forces that will take over combat and security
   operations in the country.

   "We are satisfied by the capability of our Afghan security forces. They
   are now strong enough to assume security responsibility from NATO. We
   are proud of them,'' said Kabul resident Mohammad Salim.
   Qasim Sanjani, another Kabul resident, said: "International security
   forces must give guarantees to the leadership of the Afghan government
   that they will stay behind our security forces in terms of training and
   supporting them for the long term. They must make sure that our army is
   fully equipped after they leave the country.''

   At its peak there were some 140,000 troops from 50 countries taking
   part in the operation in Afghanistan. Nearly 3,500 foreign troops were
   killed in the mission since 2001.
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