Afghan Envoy Cautions U.S. Against Bin Laden-Spurred Drawdown

Afghanistan’s ambassador to the U.S. cautioned against a hasty American withdrawal from the region now that Osama bin Laden has been killed, saying his death doesn’t eliminate the threat from al-Qaeda.

“Underneath him is a very complicated and complex network that needs to be dealt with,” Ambassador Eklil Ahmad Hakimi said in an interview in Washington May 6. “So concluding that the job is done is something that we should be very cautious about.”