Awaz Apni WASHINGTON: The United States wants to make sure Afghanistan does not become a safe haven for Al Qaeda and does not destabilise its nuclear-armed neighbour Pakistan, US President Barack Obama here said.In an interview, the US President said his administration would have clear objectives in Afghanistan and wanted to fix the drift that occurred there over the last two years. “What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do is make sure that it is not destabilising neighbouring Pakistan,” he told a television.Obama also said he feared the detainees freed from Guantanamo would resume attacks on the United States.“Can we guarantee that they’re not going to try to participate in another attack? No,” Obama said.“But what I can guarantee is that if we don’t uphold our constitution and our values, over time that will make us less safe. And that will be a recruitment tool for organisations like Al Qaeda,” he said.
Awaz Apni WASHINGTON: The United States wants to make sure Afghanistan does not become a safe haven for Al Qaeda and does not destabilise its nuclear-armed neighbour Pakistan, US President Barack Obama here said.In an interview, the US President said his administration would have clear objectives in Afghanistan and wanted to fix the drift that occurred there over the last two years. “What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do is make sure that it is not destabilising neighbouring Pakistan,” he told a television.Obama also said he feared the detainees freed from Guantanamo would resume attacks on the United States.“Can we guarantee that they’re not going to try to participate in another attack? No,” Obama said.“But what I can guarantee is that if we don’t uphold our constitution and our values, over time that will make us less safe. And that will be a recruitment tool for organisations like Al Qaeda,” he said.
