Home | World | Afghan war in video call

Afghan war in video call

16/03/2010 10:59:00
Font size: Decrease font Enlarge font

US President Barack Obama held a video call with Afghan head of state Hamid Karzai to discuss the war on the Taliban and progress in eradicating corruption, the Kabul government said yesterday.
In the Monday “teleconference” which lasted more than an hour, Obama reaffirmed “US long-term commitment for a prosperous and stable Afghanistan,” Karzai’s office said in a statement.
They discussed Afghan efforts at reconciling Taliban fighters, a key part of Kabul’s plan to draw low and mid-level insurgent gunmen back to the government side with promises of jobs and cash.
The US and NATO forces have over 121,000 troops in Afghanistan, set to rise, in a revamped strategy to hasten an end to the war.

  • email Email to a friend
  • print Print version

Subscribe to comments feed Comments (0 posted):

total: | displaying:

Post your comment comment

Please enter the code you see in the image:

Responsible Right of Expression — In the interest of freedom of expression, coupled with a true sense of responsibility to encourage community dialogue, the Macau Daily Times offers its readers the opportunity to express their opinions on new-related matters through this website. All opinions are welcome. However, we reserve the right to remove comments that are deemed to be obscene, or are merely insults written under the cloak of anonymity. MDT