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Afghan president says deadline for US pullout should be re-examined

By REUTERS

JANUARY 5, 2015 04:29

WASHINGTON - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the United States might want to "re-examine" the timetable for removing the remaining US-led coalition troops in the country by the end of 2016.

"Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be dogmas," Ghani told the CBS program "60 Minutes" when asked about the issue.

"If both parties, or, in this case, multiple partners, have done their best to achieve the objectives and progress is very real, then there should be willingness to re-examine a deadline," added Ghani, who was elected last year.

Asked if he had told that to US President Barack Obama, Ghani said: "President Obama knows me. We don't need to...tell each other."

The White House National Security Council, the State Department and the Pentagon had no immediate comment.

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