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General Tommy Franks say US in for long haul in Afghanistan

(16 Aug 2002) 1. Wide shot of press conference 2. Cutaway of military officers at presser 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence: "Our goal for Afghanistan is for it to achieve effective self-government and self-sufficiency, and never again become a haven for terrorists. That's our interest, it's clearly in the interest of the international community, and it is very much the goal of the Karzai government (in Afghanistan)." 4. Cutaway 5. SOUNDBITE (English) General Tommy Franks, Commander-in-Chief of US Central Command: "It does not surprise me that someone would say, 'O Gosh, the military's going to be in Afghanistan for a long long time' - sure we will be. Now, the numbers are something that we're just going to have to continue to work (on). One would expect a maturation of the government inside Afghanistan. One would expect the training of the Afghan national army, border security forces, police forces and so forth to come-along in accord with the plan and it is likely that, when one sees that, one will see less need for the level of security co-operation, that means the number of troops we have now, and I think we would not be wise to put a time line on when we see that happen." 5. Rumsfeld and Franks leave presser STORYLINE: The United States is likely to keep troops in Afghanistan for many years to guard against it becoming a haven for terrorists again, America's war commander said on Thursday. Army General Tommy Franks, whose Central Command troops are leading the anti-terror campaign in Afghanistan, made no specific prediction about how long US forces would remain there. He was speaking at a Pentagon news conference with Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld at his side. Noting that the United States has long-term military commitments in many countries, Franks singled out Korea, where tens of thousands of American forces have been stationed for half a century. There are about 8000 US troops in Afghanistan as part of an international coalition that is hunting for remnants of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist organisation and leaders of the Taliban militia that harboured them. The troops also are training an Afghan national army and providing civil services. Rumsfeld said he and Franks had met earlier Thursday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and cautioned reporters against "jumping to conclusions" about whether they were working on plans for war in Iraq. Rumsfeld said America's goal was to ensure that Afghanistan becomes capable of providing its own security. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...