Thursday, October 9, 2008

CANADA/AFGHANISTAN: Foreign troops can't bring peace to Afghanistan: Canadian PM

Nato-led forces alone cannot bring peace and stability to Afghanistan, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday, a week before Canada votes in a general election..."I don't think it's viable, knowing the history of Afghanistan, what we know about it, to believe that foreigners are going to be able to run Afghanistan or Afghan security on an ongoing basis." Harper added: "What we can do is to establish some basic security and train the Afghan security forces to gradually accept responsibility for the day-to-day security of their country...(The News International).

Full Article: http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=17720

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