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Saturday, May 22, 2010
Gen McChrystal meets Kayani, parliamentariansISLAMABAD: NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Commander General Stanley McChrystal visited Pakistan on Friday to provide an update on the alliance’s current operations in Afghanistan. McChrystal called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and discussed matters of mutual interest and defence cooperation. During his visit, the general also briefed a group of Pakistani parliamentarians on ISAF’s current operations and strategy in Afghanistan. The session provided an opportunity for the parliamentarians to interact with the commander, a US embassy press release said. “General McChrystal visits Pakistan regularly to consult with General Kayani and Pakistani leaders on ISAF’s activities. ISAF and the US continue to collaborate with Pakistan to achieve our mutual goals of defeating terrorism and establishing peace and security in Pakistan and the region”, the press release said. app
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