No south Afghanistan handover for a 'few years': US

WASHINGTON - The head of the US Marine Corps on Tuesday said Afghan forces would not be ready to take over security from US troops in key southern provinces for at least "a few years."

"I honestly think it will be a few years before conditions on the ground are such that turnover will be possible for us," General James Conway told reporters, referring to Marines deployed in the provinces of Helmand and Kandahar.