InfoAnda - Kabul hails US plan as "better than expected"

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Russia cuts gas to Armenia after bomb found: report | | 14 December 2009
N.Korea defector artist says he paints real regime | 26 January 2011
Filmed concerts come to iTunes in Live Nation deal | 25 November 2009

11-year-old Wins Stinky Sneakers Top Prize | 25 March 2010

">Forum Views () ">Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Kabul hails US plan as "better than expected"

Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail Yahoo! Search Search: Sign InNew User? Sign Up News Home - Help Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: Kabul hails US plan as "better than expected" AFP - 1 hour 36 minutes ago KABUL (AFP) - - President Hamid Karzai on Saturday hailed a new US strategy to fight Al-Qaeda-linked extremism and bring stability to Afghanistan, and committed his government to the sweeping plan. ADVERTISEMENT "It is exactly what the Afghan people were hoping for and were seeking therefore it has our full support and backing," Karzai told reporters about the plan unveiled by US President Barack Obama on Friday. "This is better than we were expecting as a matter of fact," the president said. The new strategy was drawn up after a major review of the "war on terror" which was launched with the 2001 invasion that ousted Afghanistan's Taliban regime but has failing to curb rising extremism. Karzai said the plan had properly identified problems affecting Afghanistan, including the influence of militant bases across the border in Pakistan. He highlighted Obama's acknowledgement of "the regional aspect of the war against terrorism and Al-Qaeda, and the fact that the nests of terrorism, their hideouts, the training centres of terrorists are not in Afghanistan." Obama had vowed to defeat Osama bin Laden's group which he said was actively planning attacks on the United States from a safe-haven in Pakistan. "The situation is increasingly perilous," he said. Karzai has long called on his international allies to focus the "war on terror" on Pakistan, where hundreds of Taliban and Al-Qaeda extremists fled after the US-led invasion removed the Taliban from power in Kabul. Obama also said that building the Afghan security forces was a priority and he would send 4,000 US soldiers to train their Afghan counterparts on top of an extra 17,000 he has already committed this year. "In the long run Afghanistan's security, and stability and 'war on terror' must be left for the Afghan forces," Karzai said. The Afghan leader welcomed the call for a more effective government and stamping out corruption -- an allegation frequently levelled against his administration -- and regional cooperation including with US foe, Iran. And he reiterated calls for peace talks with militants not affiliated with Al-Qaeda and who accepted the post-Taliban constitution. As a first step, the United Nations should remove from its blacklist Taliban figures who could be drawn into talks, he said, refusing to provide names. Karzai, whose standing has been weakened by the violence and corruption that has dogged his impoverished nation, said his administration would do what it could to implement Obama's plan. "We back this and will be working very, very closely with the US government to prepare for and work on implementing all that was laid out in the strategy," he said. The review was welcomed by many of the United States' partners in Afghanistan, where 42 nations have deployed soldiers to help the Afghan forces tackle the mounting Taliban threat. UN spokesman in Afghanistan, Adrian Edwards, said it included several elements that the world body had called for, including the building of Afghan capacity and an increased civilian effort. Newspaper editor Fahim Dashty however doubted Karzai's government, which he described as weak and corrupt, would be able to implement the plan. But he said the message that the US military would leave Afghanistan once it became stable was an important one for regional powerhouses China, Iran and Russia, who had been alienated by the US presence. A foreign minister in the Taliban government, Wakil Ahmad Mutawakil, said the new plan "poured cold water" on hopes for a political settlement to the raging insurgency because of its strong military aspect. "Fire cannot be fought with fire," he said. "Stopping fighting with fighting is not possible." Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Asia Pacific Hundreds of Tibetans protest in NepalAP - 1 hour 19 minutes ago China marks 50 years of direct control over TibetAP - 1 hour 44 minutes ago Thai PM defiant as protest enters third dayAFP - 1 hour 47 minutes ago Pakistani forces kill 26 militants in Mohmand regionReuters - 2 hours 41 minutes ago Pakistan's Zardari backs Sharif govt return in PunjabReuters - Sunday, March 29 Enlarge Photo Kabul hails US plan as "better than expected" Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed Hot tea linked with throat cancer Pope 'publicly distorted' condom science: Lancet US consumer spending up for second month UK economy hit by worst slide since 1980 Scientists see asteroid hurtle to Earth View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Copyright © 2009 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Community - Intellectual Property Rights Policy - Help

Other News on Saturday, 28 March 2009
Italy's Josef Fritzl arrested for incest and abuse | International |
Russia to boost Arctic troops to defend resources | International |
Pink Panther jewel thief suspect held in Cyprus | International |
Mobile software, data fees in spotlight at CTIA | Technology |
New technologies coming to Web start-ups' rescue | Technology |
No more oil rigs for ousted American Idol Sarver | Entertainment |
Geoffrey Rush debuts on Broadway to rave reviews | Entertainment |
No. 1 lady detective series? | Entertainment |
Welcome to Hawaii Pacific Teleport
Singapore News
Bolshoi Theatre may not reopen till 2013: report
Singapore News
Singapore News
Iraq to move Iranian opposition group: official
Japan deploys defense for North Korea rocket launch | International |
Iran, Venezuela revise ties ahead of Chavez visit
China turns to Buddhism to calm Tibet, Taiwan tensions | International |
Obama widens war against al-Qaida in Afghanistan
Brown calls for global unity on crisis, IMF reform
Guatemala finds Mexico drug smuggler training camp | International |
Suicide bomb in Pakistan mosque kills about 50
Russia, Azerbaijan in talks on gas deal: Gazprom
Pakistan's ISI still linked to militants, U.S. says | International |
Fallujah is test case for post-US Iraq
US consumer spending up for second month
Malaysia readies for new PM promising reform | International |
US judge orders Iran to pay $25M for Hamas killing
Fresh fighting in south Philippines kills 27 people | International |
Afghanistan backs US plan as fighting rages
Turkey's local polls set to give Erdogan reform boost | International |
Major dates in Fallujah's war
Obama makes Pakistan center of Al-Qaeda war
Mobile software, data fees in spotlight at CTIA | Technology |
NEC to quit PC market abroad with Asia-Pacific exit | Technology |
Obama puts Pakistan at center of Al-Qaeda war
Americans spend eight hours a day on screens
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 599
Google to expand TV ad service to online video
Official: Intel predicts rising Afghan violence
New technologies coming to Web start-ups' rescue
Grim US newspaper ad revenue figures released
UN chief hails Obama's new Afghan strategy
Google to cut 200 sales, marketing jobs
Outcry after new Ground Zero tower loses 'Freedom'
Turkish PM raises objections to Rasmussen's NATO bid
Russia to end Chechnya anti-terror mission
Mexico wants more U.S. funding for drugs battle
Republican in court over N. Ireland killings
'Italy's Fritzl' sequestered daughter for 25 years
British PM eyes royal reform: reports
Designer sues Courtney Love over Web rants | Entertainment |
British Airways ends direct flights to Bangladesh
Rapper T.I. sentenced to one year on gun charges | Entertainment |
Afghan, Pakistani leaders praise new US strategy
Devoted music fans pay top dollar for deluxe sets | Entertainment |
Japan OKs deployment of missile defense system
Geoffrey Rush debuts on Broadway to rave reviews
The Dead aim to foil scalpers with charity auction | Entertainment |
Morkel, Boucher trump Hussey and Australia
Radioactive material found in China: state media
French visits to patch up ties in China
Former Thai PM Thaksin points finger of blame
Japan says ready to shoot down NKorea missile
India's Spice puts bid for fraud-hit Satyam on hold: report
Designer sues Courtney Love over Web rants
Thai ex-PM adds to calls for gov't to resign
Vietnam Q1 growth lowest in decade: official
The Dead aim to foil scalpers with charity auction
Afghan president welcomes new US strategy
China Construction Bank profits up 34 percent
Vanessa Redgrave reschedules Cathedral appearance
China ready to contribute more to IMF fund
Rapper T.I. sentenced to one year on gun charges
Pakistan targets 350 bln rupees in T-bill auctions
Smithsonian unveils 6 design models for new museum
Australia sets conditions on China mine purchase
CNBC's Dylan Ratigan leaving `Fast Money'
No more oil rigs for ousted "American Idol" Sarver
Madonna applies to adopt girl in Malawi
Courtney Love's apparent online rants now in court
Longtime NBC newsman Irving R. Levine dies at 86
Mobile software, data fees in spotlight at CTIA
Markets soar on stimulus plan despite WTO warning
Singapore News
Singapore News
Singapore News
Pakistan spies under heat in new US strategy
Kabul hails US plan as "better than expected"
Militants destroy 12 NATO trucks in Pakistan
Venezuela, Iran FMs meet ahead of Chavez visit
Madonna due in Malawi to adopt second child
Soros sees risk of Britain needing IMF bailout
US space shuttle heads back home
Australia kicks off Earth Hour climate campaign
Australia turns the lights out for Earth Hour
Medvedev, Obama to agree arms declaration: Kremlin
Pacific switches off lights for Earth Hour
American Language Center to reopen in Syria
Obama team takes its climate change agenda abroad
New US strategy better than expected: Karzai
US takes new climate change agenda to global talks
NEC to quit PC market abroad with Asia-Pacific exit
California politician wants to censor online maps
Thousands in London for pre-G20 march
EU ministers seek to reassure Balkan nations
Pakistan's Zardari backs Sharif govt return in Punjab
Pakistan president moves to end political crisis
Afghan president backs new US strategy for war
China marks "emancipation" of Tibet with new holiday
Australia kicks off Earth Hour climate campaign
'Thousands' of Chinese workers heading to Vietnam
Taiwan's ruling party wins key by-election
S.Korea vice fin min sees "good signs" in econ -reports
Nehru relative arrested in India
Pakistani cenbank buys 9 bln rupees of T-bills
Afghan leader: US strategy better than expected
Philippine troops near militants' base withdraw
Heigl says she'll stay if 'Grey's' will have her
Report: North Korea launch would go before UN
Guests for the Sunday TV news shows
CNN likely third-place network in prime-time
Burst Indonesia damn kills 77, 100 still missing
Death toll from Indonesia dam burst rises to 77
Dam bursts near Indonesian capital, killing 77
Dam bursts near Indonesian capital, killing 69
Death toll in Indonesia's dam burst climbs to 69
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01