And he says that is already happening in areas where forces President Obama deployed earlier this year are operating.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

But the Afghan leader also has had harsh words for international forces operating in his country, condemning airstrikes and nighttime raids that kill civilians.

VOA: standard.2009.03.28

Secretary Gates indicated the pace of the transition could roughly match President Karzai's stated desire for his forces to be operating on their own in five years.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

It's the first time we've actually had our forces operating together to do anything.

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U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan have used drones to attack militant targets in Pakistan.

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MacDill is the home of the U.S. Central Command, which directs the U.S. forces operating in Afghanistan.

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