Recently,many coalition partners have voiced their desire to begin transferring security control to the Afghan forces.

VOA: standard.2010.07.20

She says after the review the administration is convinced the situation in Afghanistan will improve sufficiently in the next 18 months for U.S.and NATO troops to begin transferring security to Afghan forces.

VOA: standard.2009.12.08

"The conclusion we reached based on that analysis is that July 2011 is a realistic date for us to plan to begin the process of transferring responsibility in some parts of the country,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.08