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Withdrawal of troops should be goal in Afghanistan: Gorbachev

Source: Hindustan times
New Delhi : India | 13 days ago  
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Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has opposed the US' move to send more troops to Afghanistan by arguing that the "withdrawal should be the goal" and said the crisis needs to be addressed in consultations with key countries including India and Pakistan. "I think...
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  • News Source: Press TV | 12 days ago
    Gorbachev told CNN in an interview on Sunday that "withdrawal from Afghanistan should be the goal." The Soviet Union's last leader also advised US President Barack Obama against sending additional troops to Afghanistan. "I think that what's needed is...
  • News Source: Hindustan times | 12 days ago
    Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev has opposed the US' move to send more troops to Afghanistan by arguing that the "withdrawal should be the goal" and said the crisis needs to be addressed in consultations with key countries...
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    US should pullout from Afghanistan: Gorbachev. PKonweb Monitor. 'Glasnost' leader former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has urged the United States to pullout from war-torn Afghanistan instead of sending additional troops there. ...
  • Blog Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
    Mikhail Gorbachev Supports US Withdrawal From Afghanistan (Video). Mikhail Gorbachev supports a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The former president of the Soviet Union spoke to CNN's John King Sunday on State Of The. ...
  • Blog Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
    Mikhail Gorbachev supports a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The former president of the Soviet Union spoke to CNN's John King Sunday on State Of The Union and after talking about the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, ...
  • Blog Source: www.nwotruth.com
    “Yes, withdrawal from Afghanistan should be the goal,” Gorbachev said in conclusion. For more than a month, Obama has been conducting meetings with his top military and foreign policy advisers about how to proceed in Afghanistan. Gen. ...
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