US/NATO will continue "Afghan mission"
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said the alliance will continue its "mission" in Afghanistan despite the [alleged] recent killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
Rasmussen hailed the death of bin Laden and said NATO will continue its presence in Afghanistan in an attempt to prevent the war-torn country from becoming a "terrorist haven" again, AFP reported. The NATO chief's remarks came after US President Barack Obama announced the killing of bin Laden on Monday. The world's most wanted man was [allegedly] killed on Sunday during a US military operation on his compound in Pakistani town of Abbottabad in northeast of Islamabad. Many observers believe [hope] bin Laden's killing will trigger a violent reaction across the world where al-Qaeda has headquarters, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Morocco and Algeria.