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Army Gen. John F. Campbell, the new commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan, will likely not attend the NATO ministers meeting in Britain next week at which the U.S. had hoped to cement final decisions on a future force presence and aid, a U.S. military official in Kabul said Friday.

The official said that the political turmoil in Afghanistan over the runoff election recount on a successor to outgoing President Hamid Karzai would probably preclude Campbell's presence.

Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said that Afghanistan was still on the agenda for the NATO meetings in Wales on Sept. 4 and 5, but he later said it was unknown whether any representatives of the Kabul government would attend.

In a later conference call with reporters, Charles Kupchan, senior director for European Affairs at the White House National Security Council, said that Afghanistan would be the subject of the first working session of the NATO meeting but he did not know if any Afghans would be present.

"Obviously, we're in a fluid situation on the ground in Afghanistan, and we are trying to work out exactly who will be the representative of Afghanistan at the opening session," Kupchan said. "Obviously, this is a subject of much discussion at the summit so we look forward to finding that out."

U.S. and NATO combat forces were on schedule to withdraw completely from Afghanistan at the end of this year. The U.S. and NATO have been pressing for a new Bilateral Security Agreement that would allow for the presence of about 9,800 U.S. troops and about 4,000 NATO troops next year.

Karzai, who repeatedly has refused to sign a new BSA, has stressed that he will leave office on Sept. 2. Both candidates for president, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, have said they would sign the BSA once they were inaugurated, but Abdullah earlier this week announced that he was withdrawing from the United Nations-monitored recount.

The U.S. and NATO had hoped to have a new president in place to sign the BSA and make commitments on continued economic support at the Wales meeting which will be attended by President Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

However, the summit of the 25 NATO members will now likely be dominated by efforts to respond to Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine and the threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq and Syria.

Campbell, who was serving his third tour in Afghanistan, formally replaced Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford on Aug. 26 as commander of the International Security Assistance Force.

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Opening remarks by Chairman of the Military Committee - NATO Chiefs of Defence Meeting, 22 MAY 2014
Opening statement by the Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, 22 May 2014. More from the event: http://goo.gl/jJ43rd.

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NATO warships head to Black Sea: US sends destroyer as Russian troops threaten Ukraine
2014 NATO is moving warships and support vessels near the Ukraine, as troops and rebels are moving on the ground. The Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council met i...

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NATO Secretary General with Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Remarks by NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the joint press point with the Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski. 1. Turkey recognises...

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28. NATO-Musikfest - 24. Mai 2014 Parade in der Innenstadt von Mnchengladbach Teil 01
Vom Startpunkt Minto/Hindenburgstrae wurde zum Alten Markt marschiert und dort ein Platzkonzert mit fetziger Marschmusik gegeben. Bilder gibt es unter: pictures available at: http://www.merinet...

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Russia vows to retaliate against increased NATO military activities
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NATO Libya Anders Fogh Rasmussen called as war criminal, covered with red paint

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Russian Army Withdrawal: NATO says military appears to be preparing to leave Ukraine borde war
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