A senior British diplomat has defended Nato's operation in Afghanistan, saying the overall strategy is working and the alliance is there for the long haul.
But Stewart Eldon, the UK's permanent representative to Nato, says there are some problems on the ground.
In an interview for the BBC's The World This Weekend, he says co-ordination must be improved and more members of the alliance must play a bigger role.
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A key challenge, he also says, is to overcome a history in which different countries have focused on different regions of Afghanistan, in order to ensure a more harmonious approach across the country.
Mr Eldon also says it is important to make sure the overall international effort was better co-ordinated.
He denies Nato strategy was failing, but says there is a need to see more requirements being filled, and more equitable burden-sharing within the alliance.
The World This Weekend is broadcast on Radio 4 at 1300 GMT on Sunday.
(BBC)
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