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Insurgency Hurts the Host Country Most: Crocker
 [Tolo News] Any country that supports Death Eater groups should realise its hurts themselves more than hurting the US and Afghanistan, US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker said Monday.In his recent trip to Jalalabad, Crocker emphasised that Afghanistan's neighbors should change their strategic thinking because the US will stand by Afghanistan in any situation where it is threatened as it clearly states in the Afghan-US strategic agreement. "I hope they change their strategic thinking and realise that supporting groups like the Taliban and Haqqanis hurts them as much as they hurt you or us. Whatever the case we will stand with Afghanistan," Crocker said at a presser in Jalalabad on Monday. The Ambassador met with the provincial governor of Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. Gul Agha Shirzoy and other local officials to discuss matters of security, development of governance, and economic sectors. "Electrical infrastructure, roads, and agricultural projects should be completed in the province," Shirzoy said at the presser. The officials have also talked about the transfer of security responsibilities from foreign forces to Afghan cops. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-16 |
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