AFGHANISTAN: ISAF Commander Says Force Needs Three
More Years
UN WIRE
The International Security Assistance Force must stay
in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, two or three more
years to ensure security and stability, the commander
of the force said yesterday.
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"The establishment of both the national army and the
police force, along with reconstruction of roads,
schools and hospitals, has already begun," he said.
"But the rebuilding of the whole of Afghanistan will
take many years and a great deal of patience on the
part of the Afghan people and the international
community."
Despite sporadic bombings and rocket attacks, Zorlu
said the 4,000 armed peacekeepers in Kabul have helped
to make the city safer and provide a stable foundation
for reconstruction. "I will leave Afghanistan in a
few days satisfied that ISAF ... has made a
significant impact on Kabul," he said.
The new commander, Germany's Norbert van Heyst,
arrived Wednesday. Germany doubled its contingent in
the peacekeeping force to 2,500 in December and
extended its participation by a year, while the
Turkish contingent, now at about 1,400, will likely be
reduced to 160, according to Zorlu (Associated
Press/MSNBC.com, Feb. 6).
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