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Afghanistan far from Iraq, US may look for nearer base: Karzai
New Delhi, March 06: Afghanistan today appeared to be reticent on the question of allowing the US to use its territory as a base in the event of a war against Iraq.
New Delhi, March 06: Afghanistan today appeared to
be reticent on the question of allowing the US to use its
territory as a base in the event of a war against Iraq.
The visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai when
asked by newsmen whether the US will be allowed to use
Afghanistan as a base, said Afghanistan is far away from Iraq
and that Washington may look for a nearer base.
"Afghanistan is far away from Iraq and I think the
US will look for a nearer base in case it goes ahead with
war against Iraq," Karzai said.
Karzai however reiterated Afghanistan's commitment to
weed out terrorism globally.
Bureau Report