FILE PHOTO - Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani speaks during an inauguration of Afghanistan-India Air corridor ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan leader Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new strategy for the war in Afghanistan, which would remove timelines for withdrawal of remaining foreign troops.
"I am grateful to President Trump and the American people for this affirmation of support ... for our joint struggle to rid the region from the threat of terrorism," Ghani said in a statement.
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