Pelosi Reaffirms Commitment to Afghanistan

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reiterated the U.S. commitment to his country after meeting with her Saturday.

“Ms. Pelosi during the meeting said that the process of democracy in Afghanistan was on the right track and she assured President Karzai that the new American strategy for Afghanistan, which also has the views of the Afghan government included, will consider every necessary measure for a better coordination of the counter-terrorism effort in the region and have achievable goals,” Karzai’s office said in a statement.

“Ms. Pelosi also reaffirmed her country’s continued commitment to the reconstruction process in Afghanistan and said that the new strategy would concentrate on reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan as well,” he added.

Pelosi has been traveling throughout the week, during the congressional recess. She most notably stopped to meet Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.