Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Afghan President Karzai: U.S. To Give Spy Drones To Afghans


U.S. To Give Spy Drones To Afghans, Karzai Says -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — President Hamid Karzai announced Monday that the United States would give Afghanistan its own fleet of aerial surveillance drones and would speed up the handover of detainees held by American forces. It was his first public comments since returning from a visit to Washington.

Mr. Karzai said repeatedly that the meetings in Washington had yielded nearly everything his country hoped for, including the promised end to raids conducted by foreign forces in Afghan homes and villages. He and President Obama held a joint news conference on Friday announcing an accelerated turnover of security responsibility to Afghan forces next year, the end of foreign raids by spring and the handover of detainees still under American control.

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Update: On Its Way Out, the US Will Give Afghanistan Its Very Own Fleet of Drones -- The Atlantic

My Comment: Probably some simple drones will be given .... but I doubt that the more sophisticated drones (like the Reaper) will be given.

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