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Obama, Karzai To Meet In Washington On Friday

January 7th, 2013 11:55 pm Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will host Afghan President Hamid Karzai (HAH’-mihd KAHR’-zeye) at the White House on Friday.

It’s the first in-person meeting for the two leaders since Obama won re-election. His victory meant the continuation of his administration’s plans to bring the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan to a close by the end of 2014.

The White House says Obama and Karzai will discuss the next phases of the U.S. transition out of Afghanistan. Obama is expected soon to decide what the U.S. role in Afghanistan will be after 2014.

Obama faces pressure from Democrats and even some Republicans to wind down the war more quickly, while the military wants to avoid a too-fast pullout that might squander hard-won gains.



  • http://www.facebook.com/dominick.vila.1 Dominick Vila

    Hopefully the President will remind Mr. Karzai that it is up to the Afghan people to settle their differences and move forward. If they persist in their desire to live in accordance with medieval precepts and traditions, that is their choice. There is no reason for us to sacrifice our children and spend hundreds of billions of dollars helping people who hate our guts, who do not appreciate our help, and whose aspirations are inconsistent with our purported goals.
    Let’s get our troops out of Afghanistan BEFORE 2014, and invest the money we have been wasting in that country right here at home, where it is desperately needed.