Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday appealed to hundreds of tribal and religious leaders to support a major operation in their southern province, the heartland of a Taliban insurgency.
Mr. Karzai, accompanied by top NATO commander American General Stanley McChrystal, spoke to representatives and residents in Kandahar about renewed efforts to bring stability to the war-weary province.
“Right now the life of Kandahar is a very bad life,” said the Afghan President in a speech to the shura, in a stuffy conference hall in Kandahar city. Shura is a traditional council gathering.
“I need to start the operation to clean up the enemy. We need your help and support,” he said.
