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| Karzai Agrees US Will Remain in Wardak | |
| 2013-03-21 | |
[Tolo News] President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtunface on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... Wednesday reached an agreement with the US that their special forces will remain in most of Maidan Wardak province, signaling a shift from his previous demand for them to leave the province by March 11.
Under the agreement, the Afghan National Security Forces will move into Wardak's Nerkh district, which is currently secured by Afghan Local Police aided by US forces. The timeline for this transition will be determined by the Afghan government, Isaf said. "The remainder of the province will transition over time," Isaf added, without stating a time frame. The decision is a clear change from Karzai's original order for the US to completely withdraw from the province by March 11. The US Special Forces were ordered by Karzai on February 24 to leave the province in a fortnight after reports of abuse of Afghan civilians by the ALP which were subordinate to the US. However, a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... the decision was criticised by other Afghan leaders as hasty and dangerous. "I am pleased to announce that following a very constructive series of talks with the President and the leadership of the MOD and MOI, we have come to agreement on a plan for Wardak that continues the transition of this critical province and meets the security needs of the people and the requirements of our mission," Dunford was quoted saying in the Isaf statement Wednesday. "I want to thank President Karzai for his leadership. This plan meets the President's intent and leverages the growing capacity and capability of the Afghan cops to meet the security needs of this country. This solution is what success looks like as we continue the transition to overall Afghan security lead," he added. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 General Dunford, that sting you feel is your pride. You'll get over it. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-03-21 11:48 |
| #2 The check cleared. All is ok now. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2013-03-21 07:33 |
| #1 something needs to happen to his relative's opium caravans. Maybe say some accidental emptying of some magazines on an AC-130? |
| Posted by: Water Modem 2013-03-21 00:34 |