AFGHAN CABINET SEEKS REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL TROOPS

The regular Monday cabinet meeting “expressed deep sorrow and condemned in the strongest possible terms” recent incidents of civilian casualties in Herat as well as the provinces of Laghman and Kapisa, the statement said. A resolution adopted by the ministers said they had tasked the foreign and defence ministries to meet international officials in line with Afghanistan’s “right of national sovereignty.” “The presence of the international community in Afghanistan must be re-regulated based on bilateral agreements,” said the statement carried by the government news agency. “The limits of authorities and responsibilities of the international forces must be regulated under bilateral agreements based on international and Afghan laws,” it said. “Air strikes on civilian targets, unilateral searches of homes and illegal detentions of Afghan civilians must be stopped,” it added.