Washington Post: Obama presses Karzai for cooperation
Mar 29, 08:13 AM CST
“KABUL—In his first visit as commander in chief to the war zone he has remade, President Obama on Sunday pushed for greater cooperation from the government of his Afghan counterpart, a stagnant and corruption-laced administration that poses perhaps the biggest threat to U.S. success against the Taliban insurgency.
Obama’s tone in brief public remarks alongside President Hamid Karzai was solemn, and he chose not to praise the Afghan leader. While U.S. officials have been encouraged by military advances in recent months, Obama said, ‘we also want to continue to make progress on the civilian process.’”
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