Karzai Takes Control of Afghanistan (Photos)
In a significant milestone, Afghan forces officially took control of their national-security efforts Tuesday. See photos.
Omar Sobhani/Reuters, via Landov
In a significant milestone, Afghan forces officially took control of their national-security efforts Tuesday. Here, Afghan President Hamid Karzai (right) shakes hands with NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen after a press conference during a ceremony at a military academy on the outskirts of Kabul.
Rahmat Gul/AP
Afghan security officials attended the ceremony. Afghan forces have taken over the lead from the U.S.-led NATO coalition for security nationwide, Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced.
Rahmat Gul/AP
Karzai said the police and Army were ready to take on insurgents, but a bomb in the city underlined persistent instability.
Shah Marai/AFP/Getty
NATO soldiers take cover from dust and debris from a UH-47 Chinook helicopter landing to pick them up after the security-handover ceremony.
Omar Sobhani/Reuters, via Landov
NATO solders walk toward a Chinook helicopter after the ceremony.
Rahmat Gul/AP
NATO soldiers stand with a U.S. flag as a Chinook helicopter takes off. Karzai said Tuesday that Afghanistan will send a team to Qatar for peace talks with the Taliban.
Omar Sobhani/Reuters, via Landov
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