19 Nov. - On behalf of NATO, I congratulate President Karzai on taking office for his second term as leader of Afghanistan. This is an historic event: the second time in modern Afghan history that a government has taken office peacefully. It is a testimony to the courage of the Afghan people, and their determination to exercise their hard-won democratic right to choose their own leaders.
18 Nov. - KABUL, Afghanistan – Lt. Gen. Marc Lessard, commander of Canada's Expeditionary Force Command, visited the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) Joint Command (IJC) at the North Kabul International Airport (NKAIA) military compound Nov. 17. Maj. Gen. Jacques Lechevallier, the IJC’s deputy commander hosted Lessard during his visit.
18 Nov. - KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 17) - Wounded Afghan civilians, who were attacked by insurgents while in the Tagab market in Kapisa province yesterday, were reassured the Afghan National Army will find the insurgent responsible.
17 Nov. - URUZGAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force, visited soldiers and officials from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Uruzgan Province on November 11.
19 Nov. - KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed and visited troops at the newly established International Security Assistance Force Joint Command here.
