NATO to EU: The goal is wide open

According to a Reuter's story, NATO singled out the EU for greater engagement at a conference it hosted Wednesday on coordinating reconstruction and security. "Particularly the EU has a great opportunity to make a significant and very timely difference in the area of the judiciary and the police," NATO's top civilian representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Daan Everts, told a news conference. "The goal is wide open. They just have to kick the ball," he said.

For more on the EU's role see International Crisis Group: Rebuilding the Afghan State: The European Union’s Role, Asia Report N°107, 30 November 2005