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NATO’s top commander said Friday the alliance likely will expand its Afghan mission by year’s end to include the entire country, including the lawless east where militants killed a coalition soldier in the latest fighting.
NATO’s supreme commander, U.S. Gen. James Jones, said member nations were expected to approve a plan to expand across Afghanistan at the alliance’s November summit in Latvia.
NATO forces already have a presence in the capital, Kabul, and the western and northern regions.
A coalition soldier was killed by militants Thursday in southeastern Paktika province, when they attacked a coalition compound. The soldier’s nationality was not released.
