Cash-Strapped Europe Slow To Commit In Afghanistan

by Jackie Northam, NPR

The U.S. urged NATO allies and other nations during the Chicago summit to make a long-term commitment to Afghanistan once combat forces withdraw in 2014. But many of the European member nations are reeling from the grinding debt crisis, making it hard to justify development and training programs in Afghanistan.

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, May 21, 2012