Afghan interim leader Hamid Karzai said on Sunday he would ask for a change in the mandate of the international security force in Kabul if violence increases, following what he called the assassination of his aviation minister.
Karzai did not specify what changes he would ask for in the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force, telling reporters: "That's just a statement now; you will see later on.
"I will ask for every measure. I will use international forces, Afghan forces, to make life good for these people," he vowed.
"There is no way that we will let Afghanistan go the way of the past. The gunrunners, these guys who think they can get away with murder, those days are over," Karzai said.
"We are tough, you will see it."
Karzai has said senior security forces were involved in the killing of Aviation and Tourism Minister Abdul Rahman late Thursday at Kabul's airport.
Bureau Report
