EMM News Explorer: Anders Fogh Rasmussen

[-told]: I also share the vision, or the wish, that we can withdraw the troops in the sense of not having large numbers (of combat) forces in Afghanistan in (20)14/15,

alertnet 12-AUG-10

[wrote:]: The standard which has been achieved by your armed forces and civilian personnel in one of the most challenging parts of Afghanistan has become the benchmark for others.

iafrica 29-JUL-10

[-said]: The process will be carried out gradually - Province of province, district to district,

trendnews 22-JUL-10

[-said]: The statements on that the national Afghan forces will be able to assume responsibility for security in their country by 2014 does not mean that NATO troops will withdraw from Afghanistan, they will support,

trendnews 22-JUL-10

[-added]: driven not by calendar, but by commitment

dailytimesPK 22-JUL-10

[ said]: So a gradual transition ... will not be driven by the calendar, it will be driven by conditions,

alertnet 21-JUL-10

[ wrote]: Our training of Afghan soldiers and police is ahead of schedule,[*]and by next year there will be a 300,000 strong Afghan security force — and it can't be waited out.

time 21-JUL-10

[ wrote]: Our training of Afghan soldiers and police is ahead of schedule,[*]and by next year there will be a 300,000-strong Afghan security force — and it can't be waited out.

time 21-JUL-10

[-stated]: We have to make sure that conditions are set for the transition. We stay committed until we are sure of stability. We won't leave a vacuum. NATO's commitment to Afghanistan is for the long term,

indiatimes 21-JUL-10

[-said]: We appreciate very much what Pakistan has done to promote regional stability and security,

alertnet 21-JUL-10

[-said]: We cannot leave Afghanistan prematurely before we have finished our job, the Taliban would easily return... Afghanistan could again serve as a launching-pad of terrorist attacks,

indiatimes 21-JUL-10

[ said]: I feel confident that Afghan security forces will be able to take lead responsibility gradually when conditions permit, but of course it has to be a condition-based process,

voanews 21-JUL-10

[-said]: Our mission will end when — but only when — the Afghans are able to maintain security on their own,

jpost 20-JUL-10

[insisted that:]: we will never allow the Taliban to overthrow the elected government by force,

csmonitor 20-JUL-10

[-said]: Keep in mind that after the fall of the Taliban in 2001, Afghan society had to be rebuilt from nothing,

dailytimesPK 20-JUL-10

[-said]: I believe the international community underestimated the mission in Afghanistan,

dailytimesPK 20-JUL-10

[-said]: Our mission will end when - but only when - the Afghans are able to maintain security on their own,

indiatimes 20-JUL-10

[-said]: We will never allow the Taliban to overthrow the elected government by force. We will never allow al-Qaeda a safe haven in this country again,

trendnews 20-JUL-10

[-said]: Our mission will end when but only when, the Afghans are able to maintain security on their own,

HindustanTimes 20-JUL-10

[-said]: You serve to weaken the Taliban politically, as well as militarily,

b92net_en 19-JUL-10

[-wrote]: Even if our troops switch to a supporting role, Afghanistan will need the constant support of the international community including NATO,

spiegel 19-JUL-10

[-said]: clear path for the transition to Afghan responsibility and participation,

spiegel 19-JUL-10

[-told]: After nine years of international engagement it has become clear in a painful manner that the price we must pay is higher than expected,

b92net_en 19-JUL-10

[-said]: After nine years of international involvement it has become painfully clear that the price we have to pay is much higher than expected -- especially regarding the international and Afghan soldiers killed,

spiegel 19-JUL-10

[-said]: Even if our troops move into a supporting role, Afghanistan will need the constant support of the international community, including NATO,

b92net_en 19-JUL-10

[-said]: This will encourage many people who have joined the Taliban to leave their post and push for reconciliation.

b92net_en 19-JUL-10

[said:]: They do believe that if we set artificial timetables for our withdrawal, they can just sit down and wait us out and they will return when we have left.

telegraph 19-JUL-10

[-said]: I warmly appreciate that Slovakia has taken its responsibilities in Afghanistan seriously. Of course, the whole mission is difficult – and particularly in the very places where Slovak troops are active,

TheSlovakSpectator 15-JUL-10

[-said]: The reason why I hadn’t reacted to statements made by the former Slovak premier is that we’ve never asked Slovakia about constructing such a mechanism on its territory. The situation hasn’t changed, but we need Slovakia as support for development of an anti-missile protection system,

TheSlovakSpectator 15-JUL-10

[-said]: If the world forces left too soon, the Taliban would return to Afghanistan which would once again become a safe haven for terrorist groups who would use it as a launch pad for attacks on North America and Europe,

TheFrontierPost 14-JUL-10

[said:]: The Taliban follow the political debate in troop contributing countries closely.

channel4news 13-JUL-10

[-told]: The Taliban follow the political debate in troop contributing countries closely,

dawn 13-JUL-10

[-said]: The Taliban follow the political debate in troop-contributing countries closely,

AP 13-JUL-10

[-said]: We can have our hopes, we can have our expectations, but I cannot give any guarantee as far as an exact date or year is concerned.

dawn 13-JUL-10

[-insisted that]: closely

TheFrontierPost 13-JUL-10

[-said]: This would have been impossible to imagine just a few years ago,

dailytimesPK 09-JUL-10

[-said]: milestone,

dailytimesPK 09-JUL-10

[-said]: clear sign that the young Afghan government increasingly is finding its feet and confidence,

trendnews 08-JUL-10

[-said]: I have heard reports that the Taliban is rejecting negotiations with NATO. In fact, NATO never offered any negotiations, simply because this process must be led by the Afghan government,

trendnews 08-JUL-10

[-said that]: Most Afghanis support NATO. We have decided to send in more soldiers and we are now conducting operations in Taliban heartland.

TheFrontierPost 05-JUL-10

[-told]: The broad variety of possibilities available includes supplying soldiers, training, contributing money and helping with organising activities,

TheFrontierPost 05-JUL-10

[-said]: It has been a change of command but it will not be a change of strategy,

dailytimesPK 03-JUL-10

[-said]: Our mission will end when the Afghans are capable to govern and to secure their own country themselves,

dailytimesPK 03-JUL-10

[-said]: This is a reason why our training mission in Afghanistan is so important. We have to train and educate Afghan soldiers and Afghan police.

news24 02-JUL-10

[ said]: The General got three very clear messages: the General has our full support. Secondly the strategy has our full support and the strategy is to take up Taliban in both politically and militarily in their heartland,

kuna 01-JUL-10

[-told]: This has been a change of command, not a change of strategy,

WashingtonPost 01-JUL-10

[-said]: The strategy has our full support,

indiatimes 01-JUL-10

[-said]: Our mission will end when Afghans can secure and govern their country themselves,

smh 01-JUL-10

[-said]: I have taken note that General McChrystal is stepping down as commander of the Nato-led mission in Afghanistan,

aljazeera 25-JUN-10

[said:]: I have taken note that General McChrystal is stepping down as Commander of the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan. 'While he will no longer be the commander, the approach he helped put in place is the right one. 'The strategy continues to have NATO's support and our forces will continue to carry it out.

RTERadio 24-JUN-10

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