Lack of trainers puts U.S. Afghan exit strategy at risk, report says

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Lack of trainers puts U.S. Afghan exit strategy at risk, report says
From Charley Keyes, CNN Senior National Security Producer
January 27, 2011 7:39 p.m. EST

Washington (CNN) -- A new report questions whether the centerpiece of the Obama administration's exit strategy for Afghanistan -- a training program for Afghan security forces -- can deliver as promised.

The United States says that it will gradually hand off responsibilities to Afghanistan security forces as it draws down U.S. troops between this summer and the end of 2014.

Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, earlier this week called for an even larger Afghan army, which would make the handoff more of a challenge.

And the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction issued a separate warning that the infrastructure for the Afghan forces -- bases, training facilities, barracks -- may not be in place in time and that the Afghanistan government may be unable to keep them operating.

But the latest concerns came Thursday, with the release of a report questioning whether there are enough people to train the Afghan forces.



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