BRUSSELS (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged NATO defense ministers Wednesday to help fill the shortfall of military training teams in Afghanistan in order to build the capabilities of the Afghan forces so they can take control of their country’s security by the end of 2014.

In remarks to the ministers’ conference here, Panetta asked that they provide the 58 teams that are needed, and give those commitments by later next month.

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