NATO Assumes Leadership of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan

Today, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization takes the historic step of assuming the leadership of the International Security Assistance Force in Kabul. This new mission for NATO represents NATO's further transformation as an Alliance that will meet the new security challenges of this century. NATO's leadership of the International Security Force will also help provide the secure environment for the accelerated efforts of the United States and the international community to help the Afghan government and people to reconstruct their country and rebuild its political institutions.