WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama, who paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, said progress there was “too slow” on cracking down on corruption and the drug trade. In an interview with American news channel, Obama was asked about the anti-corruption message he brought to Afghan President Hamid Karzai during the brief visit. “I think he is listening, but I think that the progress is too slow and what we’ve been trying to emphasize is the fierce urgency of now,” he said.

WASHINGTON : US President Barack Obama said that Pakistan must cooperate more fully with the United States to help wipe out Al-Qaeda.

WASHINGTON: Hamid Karzai is an Undeserving Partner: Pelosi, Afghan President Hamid Karzai is an “unworthy partner” who does not deserve a big boost either in US troops or civilian aid, US House of Representatives . Pelosi, a skeptic on sending more troops to Afghanistan, also said in an interview with National Public Radio aired that there was not strong support among her fellow Democrats in Congress for “any big ramp-up of troops” to oppose resurgent Taliban forces. She told in the interview that she had asked fellow Democrats to give President Barack Obama room to decide his Afghan strategy, which is expected to be announced in the coming weeks

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