Allies in Afghanistan should adopt realistic approach:
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said all the allied forces in Afghanistan should adopt a realistic and comprehensive approach.
In a welcome step forward for the Obama administration's beleaguered war strategy, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has approved a US-backed plan to create local defense forces across the country in an attempt to build grass-roots opposition to the Taliban, US and Afghan officials said Wednesday.