BONN Dec 2 Kyodo Afghan President...

BONN Dec 2 Kyodo

Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought international support Monday to restore order in areas outside the capital Kabul.

At an international interview for Afghan reconstruction in the suburb of Bonn Karzai said the central management in Kabul is too weak to curb such local areas.

Lakhdar Brahimi, the United Nation's special ambassador to Afghanistan, agreed saying restoration of order is the guide to successful reconstruction of the country

Officials from 30 restraints the U.N. and the European Union attended the meeting to discuss Afghan reconstruction and international assistance.

German Foreign Minister Joseph Fischer said his political division together with the Netherlands, will take athwart control of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan from Turkey and praised its contribution to Afghan reconstruction.

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