Sydney, Jan 12 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has said that NATO troops will speed up the transfer of lead security responsibility to Afghanistan forces.
Obama said NATO forces would have a 'very limited' role in the country after 2014 and insisted that Washington had achieved its prime goal of "decapitating" Al-Qaeda.
His remarks came after a meeting Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Washington on Friday, News.com.au reports.
According to the report Obama said that transition would 'be a historic moment and another step toward full Afghan sovereignty'.
NATO plans previously called for foreign forces to transfer the lead in fighting the Taliban by the middle of this year.
Obama, however, stressed that US troops would still fight alongside Afghans, the report said.
Karzai said that 'the Afghan forces will now be fully responsible for providing security and protection to the Afghan people.' (ANI)
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