US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday defended US military operations in Afghanistan as having “a significant impact” after criticism from Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
“We believe that the use of intelligence-driven, precision-targeted operations against high value insurgents and their networks is a key component of our comprehensive civilian-military operations and these operations are conducted in full partnership with the government of Afghanistan,” Clinton told reporters.
But, Clinton added, the United States remains “very sensitive of the concerns” expressed by Karzai, who in a weekend interview called for the US to reduce its military footprint in his country. -
Sapa-AFP