Afghan president Karzai approves plan for local defense forces
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.
Afghan president Hamid Karzai has said that he will review agreements with foreign forces operating in Afghanistan if he is re-elected.