President Hamid Karzai's office says the Afghan president has spoken on the phone with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, who is promising to increase, U.S. assistance to Afghanistan. Karzai's office also says that Obama has promised that fighting terrorism in the «region» will be a top priority, according to a report of Associated Press. An aide in Karzai's presidential palace says the promise of increased U.S. assistance applies to economic development as well as an increase in the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan.
