Wednesday, May 25 – NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that NATO will protect its forces and Afghans from the militants based across the border in Pakistan.
After talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul on Tuesday, Nato Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said, “It is well known that there is cross-border activity and it… (is) a problem and a security challenge”.
He further said, “We will take all necessary measures to protect the Afghan people and our own troops”.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai also called on Pakistan for serious cooperation in order to eliminate terrorism”.
On the other hand NATO said, a Moroccan alleged Al Qaeda operative based in Germany had been captured in Afghanistan. He was caught during a security operation in Zabul province on May 8, but no further details have been disclosed in respect of the captured man who is described as a “foreign fighter facilitator”.
