AFP, Washington :
President Barack Obama will receive his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani at the White House on March 24 as Washington weighs slowing down the withdrawal of US forces from the country.
The two presidents will discuss security issues, economic development and US support for a reconciliation process, White House secretary Josh Earnest said on Friday. It will be the two leaders’ first White House meeting since Afghanistan’s presidential elections last year.
Afghanistan’s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah – who took the newly-created role to end an election crisis with Mr Ghani – and the principal members of the unity government also will be at the White House talks.
President Barack Obama will receive his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani at the White House on March 24 as Washington weighs slowing down the withdrawal of US forces from the country.
The two presidents will discuss security issues, economic development and US support for a reconciliation process, White House secretary Josh Earnest said on Friday. It will be the two leaders’ first White House meeting since Afghanistan’s presidential elections last year.
Afghanistan’s chief executive Abdullah Abdullah – who took the newly-created role to end an election crisis with Mr Ghani – and the principal members of the unity government also will be at the White House talks.
