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Putin sez there are still bad guys in Afghanistan
 Afghanistan is still home to terrorist-training camps and U.S.-led forces there are currently ineffective in battling insurgents, Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying on Thursday. "We are seriously worried that bases for preparing terrorists are currently functioning on Afghan territory, including with the direct involvement of certain (foreign) spy services," local news agencies quoted him as saying.Russia has long said Chechen rebels train in Afghan insurgent camps, and has said repeatedly it will destroy militant training camps abroad without warning. Putin said he supported the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamist rebels and drug smugglers. "But we have to admit that the effectiveness of this force is still extremely low," he said after a meeting with fellow ex-Soviet presidents in Moscow. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-06-23 |
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