President Karzai Meets with General Abizaid:
Discuss Security Situation
Office of the Spokesman to the President Islamic Republic of
Afghanistan
06/22/2005
Presidential Palace, Kabul - H.E. Hamid
Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, met
this morning at the Presidential Palace with General John Abizaid,
Commander of the US Central Command.
General Abizaid noted the developments that have
taken place over the past year in Afghanistan, and expressed
optimism for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections that is underway
in the country. Gen. Abizaid said he was in Kabul to visit the
Afghan National Army headquarters and meet with.
The President and Gen. Abizaid assessed the recent
increase in terrorist violence in some parts of Afghanistan
and agreed that it’s the last desperate measure of the
enemies of Afghanistan to disrupt the Parliamentary elections.
The President welcomed Gen. Abizaid to Afghanistan
and thanked him for the coalition forces contribution in bringing
peace and stability to Afghanistan. The President said that
the cooperation from Coalition Forces and our neighbours was
crucial for the Presidential election last October and he hoped
that similar collaboration will ensure that the Parliamentary
elections take place in a secure environment.
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