NATO: 3 More Troops Killed in Afghan Blast

In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, US Army soldiers from Scout Platoon 502 Infantry...

In this photo taken on Monday, Oct. 11, 2010, US Army soldiers from Scout Platoon 502 Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, carry supplies from a helicopter in Zhari district, Kandahar province. The Scouts' mission was to support roadside bomb clearance efforts in the militant stronghold, the latest days-long phase of Operation Dragon Strike. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

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The process should be completed by 2014, although some allied troops — including special forces and trainers — will remain in Afghanistan after that date, Sedwill said.

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Associated Press writers Mirwais Khan in Kandahar, Anne Flaherty in Washington and Anne Gearan and Slobodan Lekic in Brussels contributed to this report.

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