BRUSSELS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Italy wants to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan "as soon as possible" but will not take the decision unilaterally, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday. "We are all anxious and hopeful to bring our boys home as soon as possible," Berlusconi told reporters in Brussels after six Italian troops were killed by a suicide car bomber in Kabul. "We are all convinced that it's better for everyone to leave Afghanistan soon," he said. He said Italy was already planning a "strong reduction" in its approximately 3,100 troops in Afghanistan, and would proceed in that direction.
The sister (L) of slain Italian army Sergeant Major Roberto Valente is accompanied by a soldier outside the family home in Naples September 17, 2009. A suicide car bomber killed at ...
