The NATO leaders gather May 20, 2012, as the opening session of ... more >The challenge facing Obama and other world leaders will be to convince their own voters that Afghanistan is worth the investment. The war has already claimed the lives of at least 3,000 NATO service members — more than 1,840 of them American — and thousands of Afghans.
“I think it speaks to the level of commitment that even in these tough financial times these leaders are willing to make the political commitment to fund the Afghan security forces,” Lute said.
• Associated Press writers Ben Feller and Anne Gearan contributed to this report.
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