The secretary general would not say when the transition might start, how long it will take, or when it might be possible to start reducing the NATO troop commitment.

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and coalition forces to the Afghans. Announcing an increase of 30,000 U.S. troops last week, U.S.President Barack Obama said they will begin to hand over security responsibility to Afghan forces by July of 2011, but he did not say how long the transition will take.

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