Hillary Clinton says Afghanistan 'major non-Nato ally'

[tigerbob]

Hmmmmm. This seems perhaps a foolhardy decision.

The United States has given Afghanistan the status of "major non-Nato ally".

The designation, which includes countries such as Australia, Egypt and Israel, gives preferential access to US arms exports and defence co-operation.

The announcement was made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan.

It comes ahead of a major donors' conference in Japan, which is due to discuss aid to Kabul after most Nato-led troops leave the country in 2014.

Participants at Sunday's meeting in Tokyo are expected to commit almost $4bn (£2.6bn) in annual development assistance to Afghanistan.

The country's central bank says it needs more than $4bn in aid each year, on top of $4bn for security forces.

BBC News - Hillary Clinton says Afghanistan 'major non-Nato ally'

 

[High_Gravity]

Afghan Soldiers turn their rifles on us whenever they get the chance, these are allies?

 

[ima]

Their untapped minerals are our allies.

Nobody gives a fuck about the actual Afghans.