The Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has said that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) continues in its critical in developing the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
PAE Government Systems Inc. was awarded a $27.6 million contract for contractor logistic support efforts for the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi had told the visiting US defense chief that his country will accept no foreign military bases on its soil, just as it will not take dictates from outsiders.