Nato has decided to curb joint patrols with Afghan security forces after a spate of attacks by Afghan soldiers and policemen.
51 ISAF soldiers have died so far this year in so called “green-on-blue” attacks, most of which the Taliban claimed to have committed.
The Secretary General of the alliance, Anders Fogh Rasmussen,said in Brussels that this was a “temporary measure”.
"We have said all along that we will take every step necessary to minimise the risk to our troops, and that's what we are doing," he said.
"Let me be clear, we remain committed to our strategy. And we remain committed to our goal of seeing the Afghans fully in charge of their own security by the end of 2014.
"So that is the bottom line. The goal is unchanged, the strategy remains the same and the timeline remains the same.
"Afghan security forces are able to operate on their own."
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