Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Opens US Visit With Speech At The Pentagon Honoring Sacrifices Made By American Soldiers

The Independent: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani opens US visit with speech honouring sacrifices made by American soldiers



Mr Ghani is intent on contrasting his style with that of his predecessor, Hamid Karzai, who became belligerent towards the US


Amidst signs that Washington is poised to adjust the pace of its disengagement from Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani opened an official visit to the United States today by expressing fulsome thanks for the sacrifices made by US soldiers in more than a decade of war in his country.


“What I want to state on behalf of the Afghan people is that each one of you also has left a memory in the heart of every Afghan that you’ve touched and encountered,” Mr Ghani told an audience of soldiers at the Pentagon. He is due to meet President Barack Obama tomorrow and to address Congress on Wednesday.

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