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| Reconciliation to be based on Afghan Constitution |
| 2011-03-24 |
| [Tolo News] Head of the Afghan transition process Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Tuesday said the government will reconcile with the Taliban only under the constitutional framework. It is crucial that Afghan constitution should be accepted prior to any peace talks, Mr Ahmadzai said. "Limits of peace have been explained and today we emphasised that the constitution sets the framework and the process will flow through the framework," he said. The US has welcomed President Karzai's announcement that Afghan forces will take charge of security in a number of provinces and districts from July this year. "We look forward to troop reductions starting in July and continuing based on conditions on the ground, with the transition to be completed by the end of 2014," Mrs Clinton said in a statement. "The United States is also currently negotiating a bilateral Strategic Partnership Declaration with Afghanistan." President Karzai on Tuesday said that Afghans will begin to take security lead in Kabul, Panjshir, Bamiyan, Balkh, Herat and Laghman provinces. More than 152,000 foreign troops are fighting gunnies in Afghanistan for almost a decade now. |
| Posted by:Fred |