US looking forward to work with next Afghan President: Clinton

Washington, August 18: With presidential elections in Afghanistan scheduled to be held in three days’ time, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said the Obama Administration is looking forward to work with the next leadership of the country in the post-Taliban era.

“We look forward to working with whomever the Afghan people select as their leaders for the next five years. We trust that the next President, as well as provincial council members also being elected at this time, will work for the interests of all the people of Afghanistan,” Clinton said.

Stressing that the US will remain “impartial” in the elections to be held on August 20, Clinton said: “We do not support or oppose any particular candidate. Like the Afghan people, we want to see credible, secure and inclusive elections that all will judge legitimate.

–PTI