In other Afghan war news, NATO foreign ministers held talks in Estonia on Friday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US has narrowed the gap with allies on sending additional troops.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: “We’ve actually been heartened by the response from all of our allies and partners. We started off with a significant gap, and we have narrowed it significantly. The combined new commitments from our NATO ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) allies is about 10,000 in troops and trainers and mentors.”