America's troops and our coalition partners are determined to win -- and they will win, if we continue to give them the moralandmaterialsupport they need to do the job.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said the return of troops from Germany marked the end of an era, and thanked the German government and people for their "material andmoral" support.
The Iranian news agency reported that Mr Karzai also described Iran as a friendly country and thanked the Iranian government for its materialandmoralsupport.