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| PRT a Crucial Need in Afghanistan: Abdullah |
| 2011-02-09 |
| [Tolo News] Abdullah, leader of the opposition party, Tuesday slammed President Karzai's comments about disbandment of Provincial Reconstruction Teams. He called PRTs as a "serious need" in Afghan community. Abdullah, Leader of the Change and Hope Party, warned that Afghan cops wouldn't be able to ensure security by 2014 if the security situation continues to be the same. President Karzai at a news conference on Tuesday once again highlighted the need for removal of provincial reconstruction teams that are functioning under Isaf in different provinces. While hailing the teams for their service to the Afghan community in different parts, Abdullah said they are playing a key role in reconstruction and rehabilitation in the country. "At a time when the government is unable to deliver basic services to people we should use this means to build fundamentals and to improve Afghanistan," Abdullah told TOLOnews. Abdullah warned that following withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban would return back to Afghanistan. "I'm sure that Afghanistan would not let wars happen again and we have become much more conscious compared to the past," Karzai said. "Afghans have a characteristic that other people don't have and that is courage. We are brave and our forces could save their soil and homeland." The comments came as President B.O. said during his state of the union address in US congress that the US forces will begin to withdraw from Afghanistan by July this year. |
| Posted by:Fred |