In order to get its troops out of Afghanistan, with its poor transport infrastructure, support units such as engineers, transport battalions, and air transport dispatchers will be needed in large numbers.

BBC: Can US cut Afghanistan force without squandering gains?

KABUL A civilian transport helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in a Taliban-controlled area of eastern Afghanistan, and the insurgents took all nine people who were on board hostage, officials said on Monday.

WSJ: Taliban Capture 9 From Helicopter in Afghanistan

"Working conditions for our staff inside Afghanistan are becoming increasingly difficult with a lack of local transport to move food, especially in Kabul and Kandahar, " the Web site stated.

CNN: Flood of Afghan refugees feared

She will depart one day after the inaugural flight of the "lethal transit" agreement, signed in July by President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, which allows transport of military personnel and equipment across Russia to support the U.S.-NATO mission in Afghanistan.

CNN: Clinton trip comes amid debate on Afghanistan