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Article: Joint statement by President George W. Bush and Chairman Hamid Karzai on a New Partnership Between the United States and Afghanistan.(Brief Article)(Transcript)
- Article from:
- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- February 4, 2002
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January 28. 2002
President Bush and Chairman Karzai commit to build a lasting partnership for the 21st century determined to fight terrorism, and ensure security, stability and reconstruction for Afghanistan, and foster representative and accountable government for all Afghan women and men. We stand together for a new and better future for Afghanistan--a future free from terror, war, and want. We pledge our respect for the culture and traditions of the different peoples of Afghanistan, and for the great religion of Islam, which has been tragically distorted and misused by the Taliban.
We reaffirm our commitment to continue to work together to rout out ...