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Italian PM calls for Afghan exit
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![Silvio Berlusconi: 'We are all convinced that we have to get out of Afghanistan as soon as possible' [AFP]](http://mwcnews.net/images/stories/Europe/a/1/2/3/4/5/6/Berlusconi-af.jpg "Silvio Berlusconi: 'We are all convinced that we have to get out of Afghanistan as soon as possible' [AFP]") | | Silvio Berlusconi: 'We are all convinced that we have to get out of Afghanistan as soon as possible' [AFP] |
The Italian prime minister has called for international forces to withdraw from Afghanistan, after a suicide attack in the capital Kabul killed six Italian soldiers.
"We are keen to bring our boys home as soon as possible," Silvio Berlusconi said on Thursday as he arrived for an EU summit in Brussels. The Italian leader conceded that any decision would only be made with the country's Nato allies, saying that Italy "is dealing with an international question that you can't decide on your own because that would betray an accord". But he added: "We are all convinced that we have to get out of Afghanistan as soon as possible." Civilians killed At least 10 Afghan civilians were also killed in Thursday's blast on a road linking Kabul's international airport to the US embassy. Fifty people were injured, according to Afghan officials. "This is an unhappy day for Italy," Berlusconi told reporters. The presence of Italian troops in Afghanistan has become increasingly controversial in Italy and has put pressure on Berlusconi's governing right-wing coalition.
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