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A senior US commander has been dismissed after he made disparaging comments about Afghanistan’s leaders.
Maj Gen Peter Fuller, deputy commander of Nato’s Afghan training mission, said in an interview with Politico the country’s leadership was “isolated from reality”.
It is not clear whether Gen Fuller will be reassigned or will retire.
The head of US forces in Afghanistan says Gen Fuller’s comments do not represent the US-Afghan relationship.
Gen John Allen described the two countries as “solid”, adding: “The Afghan people are an honourable people, and comments such as these will not keep us from accomplishing our most critical and shared mission – bringing about a stable, peaceful and prosperous Afghanistan.”
Pentagon spokesman George Little said Defence Secretary Leon Panetta was aware of the remarks but said that Gen Fuller had been speaking for himself and not the Department of Defense.
Speaking while visiting Washington, Gen Fuller told Politico on Thursday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai was an unimpressive public speaker.
“When they are going to have a presidential election, you hope they get a guy that’s more articulate in public,” he said.
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