NATO fleshes out details of smaller, post-2014 Afghan mission

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel addresses a news conference during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels June 5, 2013. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO fleshed out plans on Wednesday for the smaller training and advisory mission it will leave in Afghanistan once it ends combat operations at the end of 2014, including which allies will take charge of the mission in each region of the country.

But the military alliance did not spell out how many troops would stay on, with several countries waiting for lead nation the United States to detail its commitment before making pledges of their own.