Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tapped Holbrooke as special representative for the two countries , a signal of how the new administration considers Afghanistan and Pakistan intertwined in any solution to the war in Afghanistan and the terrorist threat along their shared border . Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his government will help review of policies on terrorism . He says U.S. forces should n't leave Afghanistan soon since task is not over . Karzai says civilian deaths , home searches have soured public opinion . Karzai suggested forces should focus on poppy fields that fuel a drug war .
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says his government will help review of policies on terrorism . He says U.S. forces should n't leave Afghanistan soon since task is not over . Karzai says civilian deaths , home searches have soured public opinion . Karzai suggested forces should focus on poppy fields that fuel a drug war .