Karzai, McChrystal Visit Marines

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Karzai, McChrystal Visit Marines
January 04, 2010
Marine Corps News|by Sgt. Brian Tuthill

NAWA, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – Dozens of Nawa citizens lined the district center's main street in the rain to see Hamid Karzai, president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, during his visit.

Karzai was joined by Mohammed G. Mangal, Helmand provincial governor, and Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, to meet with citizens, district government officials, Afghan security forces and U.S. Marines.

After arriving by helicopter, Karzai reviewed a formation of newly-graduated police officers wearing their grey wool dress uniforms, and took time to shake each officer's hand thanking them for their service to their country and people.

He then entered a mosque and spoke to about 100 citizens there about the successes earned throughout the Nawa district and the bright future for the area.

Karzai then took to the streets of the Nawa District center with his entourage to meet with people on the street, entering storefronts along the marketplace and talking to citizens as he went. He even took time to stop for tea with Mangal and McChrystal at one store and listened to comments and concerns from local elders.


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