ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATION<br/> Multinational troops at NATO's main headquarters in Kabul attended a Christmas eve Mass on Saturday (December 24).<br/> Nearly 100 soldiers and diplomats serving in Afghanistan gathered to sing Christmas carols and mark the start of Christmas.<br/> One soldier from the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said it was hard to be away from their families over the festive season.<br/> "It's sad being away from my family at Christmas but it's nice being here with all my brothers and sisters in the armed services," U.S. navy chief, Stacie O'Ren said.<br/> The United States and its NATO allies are gradually drawing forces out of Afghanistan and handing over security responsibilities to Afghan forces by 2014 as they seek to curtail their involvement in a long and costly war.
