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Thursday, July 01, 2010
Afghan peace efforts will succeed: Gen Kayani
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani expressed his hope that efforts to bring peace and stability in Afghanistan would succeed, stated a press release issued on Wednesday by the Inter-Services Public Relations. Kayani called upon all stakeholders to synergise their efforts towards the achievement of common strategic objectives, it said. He welcomed the appointment of General David Petraeus as commander of the NATO forces in Afghanistan, and said that his “experience and expertise in similar conditions is likely to add value to a complex situation”. “He (Petraeus) is somebody that I have known over the last two years... he has full understanding of Pakistan’s perspective and is acutely appreciative of Pakistani sacrifices,” Kayani said. He emphasised upon the primacy of the political strategy and objectives, which would define the end state. He concluded by saying that strategic framework must be defined by Afghanistan and must have full Afghan ownership. staff report
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