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US commander: Afghans face Taliban test in 2015

By Lolita Baldor
Published August 27, 2014 6:42pm ET
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US commander: Afghans face Taliban test in 2015
Outgoing commander of ISAF, U.S. Gen. Joseph Dunford, first left, and incoming U.S. Army Commander for International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF), Gen. John F. Campbell, first right, salute during a change of command ceremony at the ISAF Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. ISAF is a NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan that was established by the United Nations Security Council in 2001. It will end its mission at the end of 2014. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini) | Massoud Hossaini

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s election stalemate this summer hurt progress in training the country’s military, and resolving the political chaos will be key to that military’s success in 2015, Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said as he stepped down as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.

The Taliban will test the Afghan forces next year with an onslaught of fighters and attacks, hoping to capitalize on the dwindling U.S. and coalition troops in the country, Dunford said Tuesday.

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