The U.S.-led NATO occupation in Afghanistan has suspended training of Afghan local police and special operations forces following a relentless spate of attacks on international soldiers. The training will be suspended for at least a month to root out alleged infiltrators from militant groups. The suspension does not apply to the bulk of Afghan forces on the national level. Speaking in Belgium, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Afghan militants won’t derail the occupation’s mission in Afghanistan.

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen: “Don’t forget that for the Taliban it’s impossible to win militarily, but they try to gain some PR by undermining trust and confidence between the foreign troops and Afghan security forces. So, obviously, I will not exclude the possibility that the Taliban try to infiltrate the Afghan security forces, but, once again, they will not succeed in derailing our strategy.”