Kabul, April 13, SPA -- Afghan President Hamid Karzaisaid Wednesday his nation wants a long-term securityrelationship with the United States. Karzai made the comment during a joint news conferencewith U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. "The Afghan people want a longer-term relationship withthe United States. They want this relationship to be asustained economic and political relationship, and mostimportantly of all, a strategic security relationship tohelp Afghanistan defend itself," Karzai said.--SPA1505 Local Time 1205 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/254401