Plan to begin Afghan security handover this year dropped
• The GuardianPlans to begin handing control of provinces in Afghanistan to Afghan security forces by the end of this year have been quietly dropped amid fears General Petraeus, the new US commander in the country, is less committed to a speedy transfer of power.




Yeah, well, we`re gonna pull out. But we`re kinda gonna leave it in. And don`t mind if we wiggle it a bit, you know, since we`re already in there `n all.