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Afghanistan: Taliban tells Obama to abandon 'war politics'
(AKI) - Despite a surge in militant attacks in Afghanistan, the Taliban has appealed to US President Barack Obama to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in war-torn Afghanistan."We ask the new American president Barack Obama to choose a new route, different than war, to find a solution to the crisis in Afghanistan," said Afghan Taliban spokesman Dabihullah Mujahid during a telephone interview with Arab TV network Al-Jazeera."The new American administration must work to improve their image in the eyes of the world, which no longer respects it due to the policies of former president George W. Bush. "An eventual increase in foreign troops in our country would mean the increase of political tensions, because the only way to arrive at a solution of the crisis is to end the foreign occupation," said Mujahid. The war in Afghanistan is certain be one of Obama's toughest challenges as president. Obama could meet with top commanders as early as Wednesday to reassess the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has pledged a new focus in Afghanistan, telling Afghan president Hamid Karzai he wants to bring security to the region. Obama is expected to send up to 30,000 more US troops to Afghanistan this year to help in the fight against a resurgent Taliban which was ousted from power in December 2001. Posted by: Fred 2009-01-22 |
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