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NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen meets with Helmand Provincial Governor Mohammad Naim

05 Mar. 2013

NATO Secretary General reviews transition progress in Helmand

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited Helmand Province on Tuesday 5 March to see the progress being made in the transition to Afghan security responsibility. “Two years ago, the transition to Afghan security responsibility began and in less than two years from now, Afghan forces will be fully responsible for Afghanistan’s security. Every province. Every district. Every village. And every valley,” said the Secretary General. “This is a great responsibility, but Afghanistan’s forces have shown they can do the job, and they can know they will continue to have our full support.”

During his stay Mr. Fogh Rasmussen went to Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province and the first city in the region to start transition in July 2011. There, he met with Helmand Provincial Governor Mohammad Naim,  Major General W. Lee Miller, the Commander of ISAF Regional Command Southwest, and Ms. Catriona Laing, Head of the United Kingdom-led Provincial Reconstruction Team. The Secretary General received briefings on the international community’s help to the Afghan government in delivering governance and economic development across Helmand.

This visit to Helmand was the last stop in the Secretary General’s trip to Afghanistan, which also included talks with President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, other senior Afghan government officials, and young Afghan leaders from the group “Afghanistan 1400.”

NATO reaffirms Resolute Support to Afghanistan

05 Mar. 2013

“Resolute Support” will be the name of the NATO training and advisory mission post-2014 in Afghanistan, announced Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on a visit to the country, during which he visited the southern province of Helmand. 

Last updated: 05-Mar-2013 20:19

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Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 03. Mar. 2013 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and his party are welcomed by Commander ISAF, General Joseph F. Dunford 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 03. Mar. 2013 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and his party are welcomed by Commander ISAF, General Joseph F. Dunford 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 03. Mar. 2013 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen (center) and his party are welcomed by Commander ISAF, General Joseph F. Dunford (foreground right) 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is welcomed by President Hamid Karzai 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is welcomed by President Hamid Karzai 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General President Hamid Karzai greets NATO Assistant Secretary General for Operations, Stephen Evans. (In the back, from left to right) NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen; NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Maurits Jochems; and Commander ISAF, General Joseph F. Dunford. 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Hamid Karzai 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General Bilateral meeting between NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Hamid Karzai 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the joint press conference with President Hamid Karzai 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Hamid Karzai 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General President Hamid Karzai at the joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the joint press conference with President Hamid Karzai 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the joint press conference with President Hamid Karzai 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and President Hamid Karzai 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 04. Mar. 2013 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen with members of the Youth Civil Society Organization Afghanistan 1400 at ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 05. Mar. 2013 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen meets with Helmand Provincial Governor Mohammad Naim 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 05. Mar. 2013 Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 05. Mar. 2013 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 05. Mar. 2013 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 05. Mar. 2013 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen meets with Ms. Catriona Laing, Head of the United Kingdom-led Provincial Reconstruction Team during his visit to Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province 
Visit to Afghanistan by the NATO Secretary General 04. Mar. 2013 NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen meets with Danish troops in Camp Bastion, in the Helmand province 

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