Dawn Media Group
July 25, 2010

WASHINGTON: The United States has assured its allies in South Asia that it has no plans to quit the region and will stay engaged with Afghanistan as well.

The assurance followed reports in the US media that President Barack Obama’s intention to start withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan from July next year had unsettled the entire region, causing South Asian nations to prepare themselves for a post-withdrawal scenario.

“The fact is, we’re not leaving Afghanistan or the region at the end of next year,” said State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley.

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