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| US Gives Karzai Six Month Ultimatum |
| 2009-11-06 |
| [Quqnoos] The Afghan President has six months to sideline his brothers and tackle corruption or lose American support, the Times quoted an Afghan official as saying. According to the Times, the six month ultimatum to President Hamid Karzai was delivered on Monday when President Obama congratulated him after he was elected as Afghan President. According to the article the appointment of reform-minded ministers is also among the top of Obama's demands from Karzai. The demands came as Obama considers the sending of an extra 40,000 troops to Afghanistan as the runoff, which was canceled after Abdullah's withdrawal, had been believed to ease Obama's decision. "If he doesn't meet the conditions within six months, Obama has told him America will pull out," the Times quoted an official with access to Mr. Karzai's inner circle as saying. "Obama said they don't want their soldiers' lives wasted for nothing. They want changes in cabinet, and changes in his personal staff," the article further says. Ahamad wali Karzai, brother of Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, has been accused of drug trafficking, but he has denied the allegations. "There have been talks to find a new term of reference for the President's brother, said one. One option would be to send him abroad," Afghan officials told the Times. Currently there are more than 60,000 US troops in Afghanistan to fight a growing Taliban-led insurgency. Karzai was declared President of Afghanistan after his sole challenger, Abdullah Abdullah's withdrawal in the runoff, saying his minimum conditions for the legitimacy of the poll had not been met. In a news conference on Wednesday in Kabul, Abdullah Abdullah slammed the Election Commission's decision over announcing Karzai as Afghan President, saying that Karzai's "illegal government" will not be able to fight rampant corruption. Earlier, Hamid Karzai, after he was declared the winner said that he welcomes all opponents in his government and he "will form a national unity" government. He also promised to take tough action to overcome the corruption that tarnished his administration in his previous term in office. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 DER SPEIGEL > OBAMA IS PREFECTLY CORRECT IN RE-EVALUATING THE US AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY. versus BHARAT RAKSHAK > AFGHAN POLICE INFILTRATED BY TALIBAN AT EVERY LEVEL, + KARZAI ELECTION A SIGN OF PASHTUN UPRISING [civil war] IN AFGHANISTAN?; + US OFFERS TALIBAN SIX PROVINCES [formal Governorship] FOR EIGHT BASES [ Talib acceptance of in-country = domestic US mil presence on several USArmy-USAF milbases]. * TOPIX/WORLD NEWS > TALIBAN REJECTS POWER-SHARING DEAL WITH US, ISLAMABAD. |
| Posted by: Josephmendiola 2009-11-06 20:48 |
| #2 This is gonna be Obama's excuse to pull out of Afghanistan? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-11-06 12:17 |
| #1 According to the Times, the six month ultimatum to President Hamid Karzai was delivered on Monday when President Obama congratulated him after he was elected as Afghan President. Bullshit |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-11-06 12:14 |