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Statement of the Attorney General Following Meetings With Afghan President Karzai, Minister of Justice, Attorney General
June 30, 2010Attorney General Eric Holder met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Minister of Justice Habibullah Ghalib and Attorney General Mohammad Ishaq Aloko today to discuss the department's ongoing efforts to foster the rule of law in Afghanistan. At the conclusion of the meetings, the Attorney General made the following statement: "I am pleased to be in Kabul today and to have had the opportunity to meet with President Karzai, Minister of Justice Ghalib, Attorney General Aloko and other distinguished Afghan officials. The United States is committed to succeeding in Afghanistan and breaking the Taliban's momentum. As we heard President Obama say on June 23, the United States will "persist and persevere" and "we will not tolerate a safe haven for terrorists who want to destroy Afghan security from within, and launch attacks against innocent men, women and children in our country and around the world." Full release.
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