Afghanistan joins US ‘war on terror’ review
Afghanistan will join a major US review of the “war on terror”, President Hamid Karzai announced Sunday amid tensions between the allies about the fight against growing Taliban-led unrest. Karzai made the announcement after talks with US envoy Richard Holbrooke late Saturday as criticism from Afghanistan mounts over civilian casualties in US-led operations against Taliban and Al-Qaeda operatives. Holbrooke is on a regional tour to collect views for the review, ordered by President
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