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Afghan government demands end to security barriers
KABUL - The Afghan government will press ahead with a plan to require Western embassies, foreign military forces and security firms to remove security barriers in a bid to ease traffic congestion in Kabul, a spokesman said on Monday.
This doesn't sound smart ...
The US-led foreign military force in Afghanistan, which has been frequently targeted by suicide bombings and other attacks, and other Western organisations have expressed concern over the order, issued by President Hamid Karzai last week.

But Interior Ministry spokesman Yousuf Stanezai said all barriers set up on streets or pathways in the Afghan capital must be removed by Saturday. “The government is very serious about it and will open those areas obstructed for traffic after the expiration of the time,” he said, adding there would be no exceptions.
Posted by: Steve White 2006-01-03
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