Washington: With Presidential elections
in Afghanistan scheduled to be held in three days` time, US
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said the Obama
Administration is looking forward to work with the next
leadership of the country in the post-Taliban era.
"We look forward to working with whomever the Afghan
people select as their leaders for the next five years. We
trust that the next President, as well as provincial council
members also being elected at this time, will work for the
interests of all the people of Afghanistan," Clinton said.
Stressing that the US will remain "impartial" in the
elections to be held on August 20, Clinton said: "We do not
support or oppose any particular candidate. Like the Afghan
people, we want to see credible, secure and inclusive
elections that all will judge legitimate. We hope that, from
top to bottom, every effort will be taken to make the election
day secure, to eliminate fraud, and to address any complaints
fairly and quickly."
She said the elections would have its challenges too,
"but the Afghan people have been very courageous in conducting
this election despite the stresses of wartime" in their
country.
Bureau Report
