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Afghanistan’s Ghani stresses ‘common interests’ with US

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Washington: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says his country and Washington have common interests at stake in the fight against extremism, describing how Afghans see the United States as “critical” to the country’s future.
“While tragedy brought us together, there are common interests that now can be articulated very clearly,” Ghani said in comments broadcast Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS.”
“The threats that we are facing on a daily basis, were they, God forbid, to overwhelm us, will threaten the world at large.” Ghani is due to meet US Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at Camp David outside Washington on Monday.
The president — who came to power in September — paid tribute to the thousands of American troops who have been killed or injured in the fight against the Taliban in Afghanistan.
“The result is that America has been secure, thank God. There’s been no terrorist attack on mainland United States. We have been the front line,” he said.
And in a separate interview with NPR to be broadcast Monday, he said that the majority of Afghans want the US military presence to continue. “They see the United States as critical to their future,” he said. (AFP)

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